Insert URL into highlighted word/s not working

Splinter · May 27, 2021 at 11:34 AM

When we highlight a word or sentence to create an external link, normally the word or sentence remains as an external link, but recently the actual URL of the page being linked is now being shown.

So, for example guns is correct

But after highlighting the word on our forum, the word guns is not being seen, but the external link instead:

America's gun culture in charts

Charts explaining some of the key statistics behind gun ownership and attacks linked to guns in the US.

www.bbc.com

I assume there's a simple fix for this?

Splinter · May 29, 2021 at 6:34 PM

Bump

**Alexander Ebert** · May 29, 2021 at 7:18 PM Official Post

Please don't bump reports, it only annoys us and doesn't speed things up at all.

Also, you are running WoltLab Suite 5.2, please upgrade to 5.3 and check for the issue again. WoltLab Suite 5.3 is a free upgrade for all licensees with access to WoltLab Suite 5.2. You can find the instructions to run the upgrade in our manual: https://manual.woltlab.com/en/updates/

Splinter · May 29, 2021 at 7:31 PM

Apart from updating to 5.3, why would words suddenly not become links, but actual full URLs?

**Alexander Ebert** · May 29, 2021 at 7:38 PM Official Post

Quote from Splinter

why would words suddenly not become links, but actual full URLs?

Hard to tell, this could be some browser bug or some other weird issue. That's why it is important to upgrade to 5.3 to make sure that you are up-to-date and are running a newer version that by chance already contains a fix for your issue.

Splinter · May 30, 2021 at 4:05 PM

I've just upgraded to 5.3.7 and the issue remains on all browsers.

i.e. highlight text, click link icon above, insert link and the word disappears to be replaced by the full url of the actual link you want for the word/text.

**Alexander Ebert** · May 31, 2021 at 6:26 PM Official Post

Splinter I cannot reproduce this issue with 5.3.7. Can you please explain the precise steps that will trigger the issue? Is the word marked before clicking on "Insert Link"? What is entered into the fields? This helps eliminating possible misunderstanding in the root cause of the problem.

Splinter · June 1, 2021 at 1:19 PM

For example, here I am highlighting WoltLab with my mouse. Then I hit the link icon above, having already copied the WoltLab URL, then click Insert Link and paste the copied URL.

Here, in this forum, the word WoltLab appears correctly as an external link, but in my forum the entire word is replaced by the full copied URL.

Before:

After:

Should look like:

I'm sure there's a simple solution.

e.meneses · June 1, 2021 at 1:31 PM

hi Splinter

You should fill the "Text" input with the word.

I guess you want it to be prefilled with the selected word, right?

In this case it would be some kinda bug with your application, cause it really works like that.

**Alexander Ebert** · June 1, 2021 at 1:35 PM Official Post

Splinter The "Text" value is empty, which is usually pre-filled when highlighting text. This could indicate some scripting error that prevents the link feature to work properly. Please contact us via the ticket support so that we can investigate the cause of your issue.

Splinter · June 1, 2021 at 2:40 PM

Ticket submitted Alexander Ebert

**Alexander Ebert** · June 1, 2021 at 6:24 PM Official Post

Thanks, I found the issue.

It is caused by the "Thread Starter" plugin by Batarjal. The plugins have a shared package "de.noexcept.threadstarter" which contains the JavaScript file ThreadStarterTabHandler.js. Unfortunately, it isn't using strict JS and accidentially overwrites the global self variable (Window.self, https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/self) in line 21, missing a var declaration. The editor accesses a global object through self, which is now redirect to the plugin's JavaScript file, crippling the API.

Batarjal · June 1, 2021 at 7:28 PM

I submitted a version with a fix to the plugin store

Splinter · June 1, 2021 at 7:37 PM

Excellent!

Many thanks to both for your kind help.

**Tim Düsterhus** · June 2, 2021 at 9:23 AM Official Post

Hi

Quote from Batarjal

I submitted a version with a fix to the plugin store

It's approved now.

Splinter · June 2, 2021 at 3:40 PM

The issue has now been fixed after updating the Thread Starter plugin.

Thanks to all for the kind assistance.

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