# Improvements to URLs in custom user fields when they link to the forum domain

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/improvements-to-urls-in-custom-user-fields-when-they-link-to-the-forum-domain/37291>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [Dezembro 31, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improvements-to-urls-in-custom-user-fields-when-they-link-to-the-forum-domain/37291 "2015-12-31T01:18:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![meglio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/meglio/32/71444_2.png) [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Post date:** [Dezembro 31, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improvements-to-urls-in-custom-user-fields-when-they-link-to-the-forum-domain/37291/1 "2015-12-31T01:18:17Z")

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So, every goat farmer in our forum is allowed to create their own personal topic where they share their company news.

I created a custom user field where they can put a URL to such a topic. However, it is not clickable.

In [this topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-turn-website-url-on-user-profile-into-a-link/26687) I read why links are not clickable by default. However, when linked to the same domain where the forum runs, it should not be dangerous.

I propose a few ideas on how to improve links behaviour, choose one or many:

1. Make all links in custom user fields, as well as in user profile description, clickable, if the domain matches the forum domain.

2. Add a domains whitelist into settings and make all links containing the domain clickable in user profile and custom user fields

3. If a custom user field (or website url standard user field) contains only a link, and it is a topic or a message link, display the topic title instead and make it clickable.

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