WP 2.0.5 Cant add links ie mailto:

  • Hi All,

    I have an issue where I cant save any mailto links. If i try and add a new link of

    mailto:[email protected]

    after i hit save, the link changes to https://mailtoaa.com/

    So we can see that its stripping the “@” and also swapping my “mailto” with “http:”

    i see that others are having similar issues and one fix was to add the ascii code for @.

    I was thinking that as i am running 2.0.5 is there a beta update somewhere which addresses this problem (i know this big has been logged somewhere – i found it whilst searching ??

    thanks all
    Ali

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  • Are you doing the full code?
    <a href="mailto:[email protected]">email me</a>
    email me
    Also turn off the wysiwyg editor.

    Thread Starter ali-butt

    (@ali-butt)

    Hi Samboll,

    I didnt make myself clear. I just clicking on “links” from the dashboard screen.

    From there i select “Add link”

    If i create a brand new link there and for the uri i type in your:
    email me

    as soon as i hit save, the link changes to:

    https://&lt/;ahref=mailto:bobbob.com>emailme

    am i making sense?

    Aah,,,well it will work if you turn the rich editor off and insert the link with the “link” button in the basic editor.

    Thread Starter ali-butt

    (@ali-butt)

    I would like to try that ??

    where do i turn off the rich editor? I can only see an option for “Rich text editing for Users”, which i have tried turning off, but it doesnt help.

    How do i convert WP so the admin interface uses the basic editor?

    many thanks
    Ali

    Well, if I understand well, you are trying to add an email link in the Link Manager (admin > Links > Add Link). It will not work.

    Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    www.ads-software.com Admin

    What changed? This definitely used to work in previous WordPress versions, but I tried it on 2.05 and he’s correct, it did not work.

    Matter of fact, looking at the code, this absolutely should work. Something is broken somewhere.

    Thread Starter ali-butt

    (@ali-butt)

    HI Moshu,

    That is EXACTLY what i am doing ??

    So will we have to wait for an update? is there not a cvs that i could try?

    Cheers
    Ali
    ps it was working 100% in 1.5.2

    It was working in earlier WP 2.x releases too.

    Anyone logged it to trac?

    Thread Starter ali-butt

    (@ali-butt)

    HI HandySolo

    Is this what you mean

    https://trac.www.ads-software.com/ticket/3299

    Is there a fix?

    WPChina

    (@wordpresschina)

    Ali-butt, yes that is the problem I’m having too with the new upgrade.

    It works if I disable WYSIWYG, but my users can’t do that all the time. ??

    WPC – the Link Manager and the wysiwyg have nothing to do with each other. It would be nice if you read the topic before posting…

    WPChina

    (@wordpresschina)

    Sorry, you’re right–I skimmed over the third post too quickly to see that he clarified this was about the link manager and not the wysiwyg (which also has a problem better left for another post).

    ??

    Thread Starter ali-butt

    (@ali-butt)

    How long do things hang out in bug-trac?

    Until programmers/project leads evaluate, schedule and address them.

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