bboysupaman

Thanks!

Disabling all plugins seems to have eliminated the excess markup in the reference url. So, I guess I’m going to have to go through one plugin at a time and figure out which one is breaking it.

Additionally (if this helps), the page on which the issue is occurring (https://nandinahome.com/design-tips) is a Custom Post Type generated from the Theme Functions using the following code:

/* Videos */
	register_post_type( 'design_tips',
		array(
			'labels' => array(
				'name' => __( 'Design Tips' ),
				'singular_name' => __( 'Design Tip' )
			),
		'public' => true,
		'has_archive' => true,
		'menu_position' => 5
		)
	);

This code then somehow sources the thumbnails and reference links from the posts that are posted in the Custom Post Type.

The only thing in the actual post content is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdOKJ7cybi4

I know that the code with the reference url is invalid, I just don’t know why WordPress is converting my url to a sting of other elements (the invalid code).

Yes. Absolutely. Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
https://nandinahome.com/design-tips/