Non clickable link in original post but clickable when quoted

[robelneo]

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Did you also edit the previously created post as hosseinimr93 explained? The issue only becomes apparent after an edit of a post that contains links where there are empty spaces before the link which are dividable by 2.

It's no secret that theymos has heavily modified the current forum software to make it safer and more usable for what he wanted to achieve. One of those custom changes might have led to this "bug" or it's a known issue that got fixed in later SMF versions like the one you are using on your forum.

I cannot replicate it in my SMF version All links are working as it is I have done all steps I guess it is because the outdated and modified version of the version Bitcointalk is using, even the theme version Bitcointalk currently using is not available now in the gallery selection, it used to be.
I don't know if Bitcointalk is using a debugger, although there are a lot of mods for debugging

[Pmalek]

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In your first example, there are 3 empty spaces between the two links. The bug won't affect that particular example. On the other hand, if there were 2, 4, 6, etc. empty spaces, you would notice the link turning into an unclickable one after an edit.

Nothing should happen if a text segment is turned into a hyperlink regardless of the number of spaces before the link. You can see that in the example I shared in my previous post. The OP of that thread used a hyperlink on an edited post, and a link with two empty spaces before it is clickable.

One more thing. In your example, you placed two links one after the other (with 3 empty spaces in between). Maybe there needs to be some text before the links. 

[Husna QA]

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In your first example, there are 3 empty spaces between the two links. The bug won't affect that particular example. On the other hand, if there were 2, 4, 6, etc. empty spaces, you would notice the link turning into an unclickable one after an edit.

Nothing should happen if a text segment is turned into a hyperlink regardless of the number of spaces before the link. You can see that in the example I shared in my previous post. The OP of that thread used a hyperlink on an edited post, and a link with two empty spaces before it is clickable.

One more thing. In your example, you placed two links one after the other (with 3 empty spaces in between). Maybe there needs to be some text before the links. 

OK, you're right. After I edited the previous post, the URL links still work. In other words, there are several different causes for the URL link to become unclickable, as found by hosseinimr93 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5303648.msg57157166#msg57157166). I discovered this problem in 2021 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5303648.msg57156899#msg57156899) when editing a post containing Laszlo's post quote:

I spent it all on pizza long ago:  https://blockchain.info/address/1XPTgDRhN8RFnzniWCddobD9iKZatrvH4

3-4 years ago there were less than 100 people frequenting this forum, and I was pretty happy to trade 10,000 coins for pizza.  I mean people can say I'm stupid, but it was a great deal at the time.  I don't think anyone could have known it would take off like this.

Laszlo

So, the solution I implemented was to use a URL tag on each URL link, including in this post (except Laszlo's original post quote).

Code:

[url][/url]

[Pmalek]

So, the solution I implemented was to use a URL tag on each URL link, including in this post (except Laszlo's original post quote).

Luckily, hosseinimr93 figured out where the problem is and that won't be necessary any longer. All we have to do now is pay attention to the number of empty spaces before the link in case of an edit. It's possible not to notice two empty spaces preceding a link, but it becomes improbable you won't see 3, 4, or more. So if a link suddenly turn unclickable, it's an easy fix.   

[Saisher]

So, the solution I implemented was to use a URL tag on each URL link, including in this post (except Laszlo's original post quote).

Luckily, hosseinimr93 figured out where the problem is and that won't be necessary any longer. All we have to do now is pay attention to the number of empty spaces before the link in case of an edit. It's possible not to notice two empty spaces preceding a link, but it becomes improbable you won't see 3, 4, or more. So if a link suddenly turn unclickable, it's an easy fix.   

Is this the setup from now on where there are two spaces before a link after a sentence Those who are used to using a forum can easily adjust to this just by adding the URL tag but for newbies, it is not  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5465210.20 I tried on this but it turns to a clickable link, anyway a bug show itself sometimes its not
Anyway if it's a bug, it's a bug that can be fixed by the poster using a URL tag.

[joker_josue]

Is this the setup from now on where there are two spaces before a link after a sentence Those who are used to using a forum can easily adjust to this just by adding the URL tag but for newbies, it is not  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5465210.20 I tried on this but it turns to a clickable link, anyway a bug show itself sometimes its not
Anyway if it's a bug, it's a bug that can be fixed by the poster using a URL tag.

The bug only occurs when you edit the post.

This is related to the forum's text editor, which in an edit ends up recording the link information poorly.

[Husna QA]

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Luckily, hosseinimr93 figured out where the problem is and that won't be necessary any longer. All we have to do now is pay attention to the number of empty spaces before the link in case of an edit. It's possible not to notice two empty spaces preceding a link, but it becomes improbable you won't see 3, 4, or more. So if a link suddenly turn unclickable, it's an easy fix.  

When editing the post, you can do that by paying attention to the number of empty spaces before the link. However, if there are many link URLs, fixing them will be pretty troublesome.

-snip- Anyway if it's a bug, it's a bug that can be fixed by the poster using a URL tag.

I prefer to use the URL tag on the link URL when creating a post so that when I want to edit the post, I don't have to pay attention to the empty spaces one by one because the link URL has automatically become a hypertext.

[Pmalek]

Thanks to our forum coder and developer PowerGlove, the bug that affected the clickability (I probably invented a new word) of links has now been fixed. theymos has already updated the code and it seems to be working fine. If you want to read more about it, take a look at Improving the auto-linker (SMF patch).

This thread has now served its purpose but I will leave it open. In case someone manages to find a new instance of where links turn to unclickable, they can report it here or in PowerGlove's topic.