TS3 / Steam / Application Links

[SniperFodder]

Howdy!

So... I recently got a SMF forum installed and It was wonderfully a breeze! However I have run across the problem that the url bbcode automatically inserts http:// in front of any link you insert. This is a problem because if someone is linking to an application, for instance TS3, the link now no longer works.

Example...

I have a TS3 server. I want to provide a link in a post to that TS3 server so people can just click it to join. The URL required to activate TS3 is

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ts3server://endofevolution.com?port=9987

However, the URL BBCode turns it into

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http://ts3server://endofevolution.com?port=9987

When that occurs, Your browser tries to visit a webpage which doesn't exist instead of passing the link to TS3. The same would apply for other applications like Steam that accept application links...

So... Is there any way I can turn off the behaviour of adding http:// to a url?

[Illori]

do you have any mods on your forum? I did a preview of a post with your example link on my 1.1.12 forum and had no issues with it turning into a url link with http added.

[SniperFodder]

Negative. Brand spanking new install on that baby. Actually wait, I did install one mode. It was a LMGTFY Link mode. It transforms text into a LMGTFY link.

Also, I don't think it shows up in the preview. Did you actually post it?

[Paul_Pauline]

I can confirm what Illori has said, nothing is added to whatever you enter between the url tags.

I run a forum that has quite a lot of modifications and has been through several upgrades, this would suggest the problem is local to yourself.

[SniperFodder]

What browsers are you guys using?

I'm running Firefox....

EDIT: I tested in IE8 with the same results.

Are you actually posting the post?

Also, Idk if this is a difference (Didn't seem to be) but I'm using the following for the actual link...

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[url=ts3://endofevolution.com?port=9987&bookmark=1]here[/url]

After I save the post, and go to modify it, It then looks like this...

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[url=http://ts3://endofevolution.com?port=9987&bookmark=1]here[/url]

[Robert.]

I'm running Firefox to and nothing is added to the urls.

[Paul_Pauline]

Opera here   

[SniperFodder]

Are you actually posting the post?

Also, Idk if this is a difference (Didn't seem to be) but I'm using the following for the actual link...

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[url=ts3://endofevolution.com?port=9987&bookmark=1]here[/url]

After I save the post, and go to modify it, It then looks like this...

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[url=http://ts3://endofevolution.com?port=9987&bookmark=1]here[/url]

Are you doing this on your forums? Or on mine?

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http://forum.endofevolution.com/index.php?topic=3.0

↑ The actual post where this is happening.

Also, I did try the hyperlink button. Using regular //bbcode%20results%20in%20the%20following%20after%20posting...[code][url=http://ts3://endofevolution.com?port=9987&bookmark=1]ts3://endofevolution.com?port=9987&bookmark=1 [nofollow][/code]

[Paul_Pauline]

Hmmm.


The issue seems to be that you want "Here" to show, rather than the url !

It doesn't add http to standard links.

[SniperFodder]

Of course I want "here" displayed instead of that long link. It looks prettier and more proffesional. Also, just tested and it doesn't matter if do

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[url]ts3://endofevolution.com?port=9987&bookmark=1[/url]

or

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[url=ts3://endofevolution.com?port=9987&bookmark=1]here[/url]

The same behavior is displayed either way.

[Paul_Pauline]

ts3://endofevolution.com 

[Illori]

i dont think what you want to do can be done with the url bbc code, and may require a new bbc for your forum to be created.

[SniperFodder]

So in other words... what you are saying, is that by default... the URL BBC Consistently modifies URL's used with it by appending http:// to the front if it isn't detected?

That seems kind of lame. Honestly the forum shouldn't be trying to correct my URL's....

[Paul_Pauline]

No, it seems not !

The link doesn't work, and when you hit modify to take a look at the post it has added the http   

[Robert.]

Admin --> Messages and Topics --> Bulletin Board Code --> Automatically link urls
Unselect it and save Dunno the exact english names.

[SniperFodder]

Tested. Still adds http:// to the front of the url.

[Illori]

maybe you might have luck making a custom bbc with http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=86793.0

[MrPhil]

SMF has code to autolink URLs. It recognizes http(s): and ftp(s):, and mailto: in some cases. Perhaps some other protocols could be added to the list, such as "ts3server:"? Is this just with the 'url' tag or are autolinks done too? Start looking with /Sources/Subs.php... I think that's where it's handled, especially for the 'url' BBCode tag. I see that the 'url' BBCode looks for http: and https:, and nothing else (and then adds http: if http:/https: isn't found). You might be able to add ts3server: to 'url', or make a whole new BBCode tag [ts3] that otherwise behaves like 'url'.

[SniperFodder]

SMF has code to autolink URLs. It recognizes http(s): and ftp(s):, and mailto: in some cases. Perhaps some other protocols could be added to the list, such as "ts3server:"? Is this just with the 'url' tag or are autolinks done too? Start looking with /Sources/Subs.php... I think that's where it's handled, especially for the 'url' BBCode tag. I see that the 'url' BBCode looks for http: and https:, and nothing else (and then adds http: if http:/https: isn't found). You might be able to add ts3server: to 'url', or make a whole new BBCode tag [ts3] that otherwise behaves like 'url'.

This is for the URL Tag. And that defeats the purpose of the URL tag. Other forum software that implements BBCode does not add http:// or https:// to a link if it doesn't exist...

[MrPhil]

Well, my point was that SMF adds "http://" if there isn't already an "http://" or "https://". You would just add additional protocols to the list (e.g., "ts3server://") to be recognized so "http://" isn't added. You could even allow "any" protocol: [a-zA-Z0-9]+:// to suppress adding the default http, but for an anchor link <a> there are probably only a few valid protocols, so it doesn't hurt to explicitly list them. It remains an open question how to handle an invalid protocol (e.g., "htp://") -- simply slapping "http://" in front of it won't do much good.

What would be the point of a [url] tag if it didn't add "http://" when there was no protocol already given? It would not form a legitimate link (<a> tag).