# Markdown links not working without https://?

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**Category:** Product 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 21, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-links-not-working-without-https/384591/14 "2025-10-21T00:35:26Z")

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> [@ToddZ](#):
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> I expect markdown to do exactly what I’m saying

Sure. But I think that most users would expect `[link](example.com)` to create a link to `example.com`. Putting `example.com` in the browser url bar works. And just typing it into a post also works.

> [@ToddZ](#):
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> Maybe similar magic could be applied to validate the format of markdown links before linkifying them.

That’s the magic I’m looking for 🧙

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