# User website validation doesn't allow IP addresses

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-website-validation-doesnt-allow-ip-addresses/39171
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [February 6, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-website-validation-doesnt-allow-ip-addresses/39171 "2016-02-06T23:16:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![chrisgalpin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chrisgalpin/32/212290_2.png) [@chrisgalpin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisgalpin)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-website-validation-doesnt-allow-ip-addresses/39171/1 "2016-02-06T23:16:51Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [URL validation for "Web Site" on user profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-validation-for-web-site-on-user-profile/38864/5):

@techAPJ

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-website-validation-doesnt-allow-ip-addresses/39171/2 "2016-02-06T23:36:00Z")

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Why should it allow an IP address? “Websites” at IP addresses with no DNS are extremely sketchy.

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### Author: ![chrisgalpin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chrisgalpin/32/212290_2.png) [@chrisgalpin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisgalpin)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2016, 11:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-website-validation-doesnt-allow-ip-addresses/39171/3 "2016-02-06T23:38:59Z")

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I think I agree. But thought I should check it’s intentional before I modify my UBB import script to skip over them so it doesn’t choke.