# \`Topic#featured\_link\` containing more than just a valid URL

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-featured-link-containing-more-than-just-a-valid-url/75302>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [Dezembro 4, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-featured-link-containing-more-than-just-a-valid-url/75302 "2017-12-04T02:13:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![tgxworld](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tgxworld/32/106117_2.png) [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\
**Post date:** [Dezembro 4, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-featured-link-containing-more-than-just-a-valid-url/75302/1 "2017-12-04T02:13:10Z")

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1. Create topic and paste `https://meta.discourse.org test` into title
2. `Topic.last.featured_link` returns `https://meta.discourse.org test`.

@neil Can I confirm that the featured link feature is only activated when the title is a valid link only?

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