# URLs with encoding are altered when using Discourse link function

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/urls-with-encoding-are-altered-when-using-discourse-link-function/400694
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 15, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urls-with-encoding-are-altered-when-using-discourse-link-function/400694 "2026-04-15T13:11:11Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urls-with-encoding-are-altered-when-using-discourse-link-function/400694/4 "2026-04-15T13:49:32Z")

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> [@Rubi](#):
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> 3.5.3

Then testing on [try.discourse.org](http://try.discourse.org) might make more sense than using [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true).

Discourse 3.5 was released in August. Lots of things have improved since then.  
Since the end of January, there haven’t even been any security fixes for this version, and there have been plenty of them lately.

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