[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #3192: We should correct relative links in WYSIWYG link popup

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#3192: We should correct relative links in WYSIWYG link popup
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 Reporter:  matt            |       Owner:  skeltoac                         
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  new                              
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  2.1                              
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  2.1                              
 Severity:  normal          |    Keywords:  wysiwyg linking tinymce usability
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 I've seen a pretty common error. People use the link popup and type in
 something like:

 www.example.com

 Which because they forgot the HTTP generally points to:

 http://www.example.com/www.example.com

 Because of the way WP does permalinks, it is extremely unlikely anyone
 will ever do a relative link in a post.

 Suggested fix: When a link doesn't start with "http://" or "/" then
 preface the link with "http://" when closing the link popup.

 Alternate: Prepopulate the link popup input form with "http://" like we do
 in the links manager.

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