# Markdown links not working without https://?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-links-not-working-without-https/384591
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** composer
**Created:** [October 3, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-links-not-working-without-https/384591 "2025-10-03T02:26:49Z")
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#### Post date: [October 3, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-links-not-working-without-https/384591/1 "2025-10-03T02:26:49Z")

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Did something change recently with links?

When you write [example.com](http://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

```plaintext
[link](example.com)

```

link

It _looks like a link_ but there is in fact no link (meaning clicking on it does nothing).

Did this change recently? Someone on our forum noticed that we have a bunch of links like this that are (now?) not working.

NOTE: My example above is when using the Markdown editor (if that wasn’t obvious). When I use the rich wysiwyg editor and just paste `example.com` in the link dialog box, the link works.

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