# Custom User Fields DO NOT render a url as clickable

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-fields-do-not-render-a-url-as-clickable/80388
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 12, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-fields-do-not-render-a-url-as-clickable/80388 "2018-02-12T17:23:48Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-fields-do-not-render-a-url-as-clickable/80388/2 "2018-02-13T00:18:01Z")

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