Problems with Custom Fields and URLs

[lostcode]

Hi, Great product, but needs improvement.....

We created a custom field for each link entry, the URL of a related forum. Regardless of how we enter the link, it does not work in multiple views.

For example, look at this link entry:

http://www.unix.com/links/unix-os-links-2/spreadbsd--unix-for-the-masses-290/

You will notice that we used bb tags ... in the custom text field for the link entry. However, then notice this view, the Newest 5 Links view:

http://www.unix.com/links/index.php

This view does not resolve the bb tags.

However in this category view:

http://www.unix.com/links/unix-os-links-2/

The entry is a correct, clickable URL.

What we need, unless I am missing something, is a custom field type "URL" that allows users to input a URL, as we are attempting to do, and it displays consistently as a clickable link in all views.

No matter how we try to do this, we cannot get a consistent clickable view across the links directory.

[Brian]

Thank you for pointing this out. Custom fields with BB code should be parsed the same throughout the software, but it looks like there was a small bug preventing the fields from being parsed properly on the index page. I've just applied the fix to the forum/includes/functions_vba_links_cats.php file in the download package here, so if you will download the files agian and update that one on your server, that should take care of the issue.

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[lostcode]

You are welcome. Thanks for the fix and for a great product.

www.unix.com

[lostcode]

Hi Brian,

Also, it does not seem to parse correctly when you (re)edit a link. For example, see:

http://www.unix.com/links/index.php

See the entry for Midnight BSD in the Newest 5 Links area.

Cheers.

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[Brian]

Looks like you have the 'Automatically Parse Links in Text' setting within that category disabled. If that setting is disabled then it will not automatically add [url] tags around the URL when the link is submitted/edited.

[lostcode]

Thank Brian,

That fixed it... if I (re)edited and saved after making the configuration change.

Cheers!