Angle Brackets around hyperlink issue

  • Resolved ralphw

    (@ralphw)


    5 years, 9 months ago

    When a new user registers, they receive a confirmation email with a link to set up a password and a link to the admin access page.

    Unfortunately, the URL for the password page is enclosed with angle brackets.

    If the receiver has to cut&paste the link to make it work, the brackets make doing so ineffective. (The recipient has to be cognizant of this and remove the brackets to get the link to work).

    Email I received below, with site URL redacted…

    “To set your password, visit the following address:

    <https://xxxxx.com/wp-login.php?action=rp&key=SLoOmv7m3318Pf6ZSdEi&login=ral2&gt;

    https://xxx.com/wp-login.php ”

    Thanks!

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    What email app or webmail are you using?

    The brackets are pretty much standard for a clickable link in email.

    I’ve seen this question before, and it seems like they wrote a ticket for it.

    Thread Starter ralphw

    (@ralphw)

    Hey, guys…
    Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
    James, I use Thunderbird, and I’ve never seen angle brackets enclose a hyperlink before in any of my emails.
    The point being that those who may need to copy the link and paste it into their browser, for whatever reason, would have to strip out the brackets to make the link work. Odd thing, too, is that the second link in the email had NO angle brackets enclosing it.
    I wasn’t sure that this forum was the correct place to bring this issue to the attention of the developers of WP.
    Do either of you know if there is a better place/better way to share this info with them?

    Thanks!

    Yes, see the existing tickets here (or search for other keywords):
    https://core.trac.www.ads-software.com/search?q=angle+bracket+link

    Thread Starter ralphw

    (@ralphw)

    Thank you!

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