# Make share input field readonly

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-share-input-field-readonly/18973>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [17. August 2014 um 23:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-share-input-field-readonly/18973 "2014-08-17T23:10:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [6. Dezember 2014 um 07:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-share-input-field-readonly/18973/15 "2014-12-06T07:40:05Z")

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We went a slightly different way here – on touch devices the text field containing the URL is converted to a plain hyperlink, which you can tap and hold to copy. Thanks @neil.

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