Felicitations and general rejoicing! Links will soon be converting automatically!

[AmyMumsnet]

We know that you've all wanted links to convert automatically for a while now (so have we - what's with that tick box nonsense?) and the lovely tech team have now made our dreams a reality.

Links will soon be converting automatically on boards. If you don't want a link to convert automatically - when linking to troll websites and the like - stick some spaces in the URL and it will remain as plain text.

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Enjoy!

What if we want to link without displaying the URL?

Oh good. Don't break that y'all.

The square brackets will still work if you want to use them instead.

uk.video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?p=congratulations&vid=93f594ba6309232719018372334f3b06&l=2%3A53&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DV.4881034051453193%26pid%3D15.1&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dus3dQ0nnlHY&tit=Cliff+Richard+-+Congratulations&c=0&sigr=11a3bnkaj&sigt=10v8ij68i&ct=p&age=0&fr=mcafee&tt=b

How soon is now?

uk.video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KLqIpj6DpTdDsAhUB2BQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTByZWc0dGJtBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDBGdwb3MDMQ--?p=how+soon+is+now&vid=ac0e52ec0878373de08edd8f4f0fa18a&l=3%3A52&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DVN.608049657037983271%26pid%3D15.1&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymotion.com%2Fvideo%2Fxojx2_the-smiths-how-soon-is-now_music&tit=The+Smiths+-+How+Soon+Is+Now&c=0&sigr=127acsnsk&sigt=10spnkh03&age=0&fr=mcafee&tt=b

Gah! still doesn't work.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk

Not yet, thought it was because skinny's links work.

Yay!!!

about bloody time

It should kick in some time today, we'll try and let you know when it's officially up-and-running although you'll probably spot it before us.

Usual the brackets will still work as normal.

testing
local.mumsnet.com/camden
more testing
www.apple.com

Is this meant to be working yet?

It is, yes. It doesn't work on the app yet (it will do when we have our new app though), and there seems to be a glitch on it with the mobile version on Safari - but otherwise it should work!

I'm on mobile using chrome/android and it's not working
...

Aha, thank you (and sorry) - will pass that on

Quick test

BBC.co.uk

OK.

The tick box for converting links has gone, but obviously the above link hasn't worked.

What format is required for an auto link?
Does it need www?
Http://?

www.bbc.co.uk/

looks like www. but not

I win I win!!

But if the web address does not include www you need to use (though the http does not show up)

Eg local.Mumsnet.com/Camden

Gives local.Mumsnet.com/Camden

Local.Mumsnet.com/Glasgow doesn't work...

Aha, thank you