Did something change recently with links? When you write example.com in a post it automatically works as a link in a post. (meaning it looks like a link and clicking on it takes you to that site). However when you write [link](example.com) link It looks like a link but there is in fact no link…

[image] one1: However when you write [link](example.com) link It looks like a link but there is in fact no link (meaning clicking on it does nothing). Pedantically speaking, I think this the behaviour is acceptable. There’s not enough information by itself to distinguish between relative o…

Markdown links not working without https://?

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tobiaseigen (Tobias Eigen) October 18, 2025, 3:46pm 6

I don’t know? Honestly it has never bothered me before.

Are you aware of any other markdown system that does what you suggest?

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Markdown links not working without https://?

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