Fieldtype for URLs?

For the https:// you could use replace

https://docs.grabaperch.com/docs/templates/attributes/replace/

replace="https://|"

You can add multiple by separating them with commas

Thanks, Dexter - I can see that could be helpful. It doesn't quite do what I need though. I don't want to remove the https:// or https:// - I just want to add it if it's not there. Can see that the replace would be useful sometimes though.

You could structure your template with it though if you always wanted to add it.

<a href="https://<perch:content type="text" label="Link" id="link" replace="https://|" />">link</a>

True - thanks. I can probably work something around this.

OK, thanks Drew - yes, having looked at a Fieldtype, that does look do-able. Where would I find the standard text field type as a starting point? Or am I better to use the Pagelist as a starting point?

Thanks, Drew - for those that are interested, here's what I have - seems to work pretty well to tidy up a link.

<?php
  // Basically a text field that automatically adds https:// to URLs that don't have it.
  class PerchFieldType_link extends PerchAPI_FieldType
  {
    public function get_raw($post=false, $Item=false) {
        $id = $this->Tag->id();

        if ($post===false) {
            $post = $_POST;
        }

        $url = '';

        if (isset($post[$id])) {
            $this->raw_item = trim($post[$id]);
            $url = $this->raw_item;

            // Things we want to remove from the URL - spaces, mis-typed stuff. Anything else the user might mistakenly enter.
            $search = array('http//','https//', ' ', '$');

            $url = strtolower(str_replace($search, '', $url));

            // https:// or https:// missing? Let's add it in here.            
            if(substr($url,0,7) !== 'https://' && substr($url,0,8) !== 'https://')
            {
                $url = 'https://' . $url;                
            }
        }

        return $url;
    }
  }
?>

Here's my updated code for anyone interested - fixed an issue where an empty field would have https:// added. Also now copes with mailto: links.

<?php
  // Basically a text field that automatically adds https:// to URLs that don't have it.
  class PerchFieldType_link extends PerchAPI_FieldType
  {
    public function get_raw($post=false, $Item=false) {
        $id = $this->Tag->id();

        if ($post===false) {
            $post = $_POST;
        }

        $url = '';

        if (isset($post[$id]) && $post[$id] !== '') {
            $this->raw_item = trim($post[$id]);
            $url = $this->raw_item;

            if($url == 'https://' || $url == 'https://' || $url == 'mailto:')
            {
                $url = '';
            }

            // Things we want to remove from the URL - spaces, mis-typed stuff. Anything else the user might mistakenly enter.
            $search = array('http//','https//', ' ', '$');

            $url = strtolower(str_replace($search, '', $url));

            // https:// or https:// missing? Let's add it in here.            
            if(substr($url,0,7) !== 'https://' && substr($url,0,8) !== 'https://' && substr($url,0,7) !== 'mailto:')
            {
                $url = 'https://' . $url;                
            }
        }

        return $url;
    }
  }
?>

Note from everyday experience:

Change

$url = strtolower(str_replace($search, '', $url));

into

$url = str_replace($search, '', $url);

-> don't do strtolower, as there ARE case sensitive, uppercase URLs out there