[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39230: esc_url test if target url is available in https and dynamically updates the scheme.

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#39230: esc_url test if target url is available in https and dynamically updates
the scheme.
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 Reporter:  marksabbath      |      Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Formatting       |    Version:  4.7
 Severity:  normal           |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                   |
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 While using esc_url, if a scheme isn't provided, it will hardcode
 "http://". My suggestion would be checking if the esc_url target is
 accessible via https (check with wp_remote_get) and if it is successful,
 add the https scheme instead of using only http.

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