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Auto add "https://" to the front of link fields if missing?

Hi,

One field that I use quite often on client sites is a text field for links. I either leave a help note informing the clients to omit the "https://" in front of their link (because I've added it in the Perch template), or the opposite: leave a help note informing them that they need to remember to include "https://" in front of their link (because it isn't in the Perch template).

Is there any way in Perch to apply some logic to a field used for a link, one that would leave a field's contents alone if it spotted a "https://" in front, or that would add "https://" if it wasn't found? This would client-proof the link field as well as let me omit the help text and streamline content entry.

Thanks!

Franz Neumann

Franz Neumann 0 points

  • 7 years ago
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

You could create a field type to do that, certainly. It'd be pretty simple.