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  1. CiviCRM
  2. CRM-16531

Improve usability and validation for website URL fields

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    • Type: Improvement
    • Status: Done/Fixed
    • Priority: Minor
    • Resolution: Fixed/Completed
    • Affects Version/s: 4.6.2
    • Fix Version/s: 4.7
    • Component/s: Core CiviCRM
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      Description

      On CiviCRM profiles, where there is a website or link field, clicking into the field automatically inserts: http://
      into the field.

      I'm sure this is done with the best intention, but it is not good for usability. If someone clicks in to the field and then pastes a link, you end up with:
      http://https://mysocialmedialink.com

      The above (invalid URL) passes validation, whereas www.mysocialmedialink.com does not, giving the not-very-useful message: 'Enter a valid Website.'

      Proposed changed

      • Do not auto-fill the fields with http://
      • Improve the validation error message to say 'Please include the http:// or https:// at the beginning of the URL'. Or something similar.
      • (Improve validation for website addresses to allow the umlaut, for example) - CRM-15975

      Further reading: http://forum.civicrm.org/index.php?topic=36464

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              • Assignee:
                dgg David Greenberg
                Reporter:
                john John K.
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