if ( strval( $part1 ) !== '' ) {
$args = array_slice( func_get_args(), 2 );
$message = wfMessage( $part1, $args )
- ->inLanguage( $parser->getOptions()->getUserLangObj() )->plain();
-
- return array( $message, 'noparse' => false );
+ ->inLanguage( $parser->getOptions()->getUserLangObj() );
+ if ( !$message->exists() ) {
+ // When message does not exists, the message name is surrounded by angle
+ // and can result in a tag, therefore escape the angles
+ return $message->escaped();
+ }
+ return array( $message->plain(), 'noparse' => false );
} else {
return array( 'found' => false );
}