# The Markdown parser fails to process the \[\[\*\*text\*\*\]\](url) expression

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-markdown-parser-fails-to-process-the-text-url-expression/65789
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [July 7, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-markdown-parser-fails-to-process-the-text-url-expression/65789 "2017-07-07T05:22:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![dmitry\_fedyuk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dmitry_fedyuk/32/293153_2.png) [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-markdown-parser-fails-to-process-the-text-url-expression/65789/1 "2017-07-07T05:22:59Z")

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For example:

[https://try.discourse.org/t/764](https://try.discourse.org/t/764)

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/8/98ccfeed5e12b0e4c2ec91a9ae9e7446b586276c.png)

The same expression still works here on Meta (despite Meta and Try both use the same 1.9.0.beta3 Discourse version):  
[[**Zoho Books**] How to get the list of enabled currencies by API?](https://mage2.pro/t/4144)

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### Author: ![fefrei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fefrei/32/119538_2.png) [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2017, 6:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-markdown-parser-fails-to-process-the-text-url-expression/65789/2 "2017-07-07T06:50:45Z")

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If it works here on Meta, but not on Try, it is fixed by moving to the new markdown engine:

> [@CommonMark testing started here!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/commonmark-testing-started-here/65121):
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> Per our [migration plans](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-commonmark-migration-plans-confetti-ball-balloon), I just enabled [markdown.it](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it) at Meta. It is an excellent [CommonMark](http://commonmark.org/) compliant engine. I expect quite a few edges to be found during this period of testing. Do not open bugs about the new Engine, just reply here. I/we will be updating the top post here with the list of issues and striking out stuff as it is fixed. Current known issues (to be fixed)white_check_mark Onebox vanishes after you start typing and works not-super consistently white_check_mark pending…

This issue will become obsolete once @sam changes the default in a few weeks 🙂

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2017, 6:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-markdown-parser-fails-to-process-the-text-url-expression/65789/3 "2017-07-07T06:51:17Z")

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