alehandrof  
                
                  
                    July 9, 2025,  2:31pm
                   
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              When I add a link to existing text via the keyboard in the WYSIWYG composer, the text (and the link) are both deleted.
How to replicate:
Switch to the WYSIWYG composer 
Type a word, highlight it and press open the link dialog (either via the toolbar, or the keyboard shortcut). 
Type anything for a link 
Press <enter> 
 
             
            
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                Lilly  
              
                  
                    July 9, 2025,  2:33pm
                   
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              hello this is a link  which was added via highlighting a word in the rich text composer.
sorry I cannot reproduce this here on Meta.  can you make sure you are on the latest Discourse version?  if it persists, try to provide a screen recording or screenshots.  Are there any errors in console? does it work in safe mode  ?
             
            
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                j.jaffeux  
              
                  
                    July 9, 2025,  3:01pm
                   
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              Also please tell us your browser/version/os, thanks.
             
            
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                alehandrof  
              
                  
                    July 9, 2025,  9:18pm
                   
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              I can replicate the issue on Meta with Safari 18.5 and Chrome 137.0.7151.122 in safe mode .
The last step – pressing the enter key instead of clicking the “Insert” button with the mouse – is important.
             
            
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                sam  
              
                  
                    July 10, 2025,  6:24am
                   
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              Confirmed @renato  this repros, something is wonky with our handling of ENTER in the modal.
             
            
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                renato  
              
                  
                    October 20, 2025, 10:25pm
                   
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              Can you still reproduce this @alehandrof ?
I just tried it on Mac+Chrome and the text/link were not deleted.
             
            
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                alehandrof  
              
                  
                    October 21, 2025,  7:47am
                   
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              It now works fine here on Meta. Thanks for the fix ! 
             
            
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