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Text Field URL auto prefix with https instead of http

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Posted on by swava

Hi,

Wondering if anyone can help me with an issue we have with Text field type URL.  Based on my past experience with CRM and also the TechNet document below, it shall have "http"//" as auto prefix.  However, right now, I am experiencing with auto prefix with "https://", wondering if anyone knows how do I change it back to "http://"?

The text provides a hyperlink to open the page specified. Any text that does not begin with a valid protocol will have “http://” prepended to it.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn531187.aspx#BKMK_SingleLineofTextFormatOptions

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    NaveedAkhtar Profile Picture
    NaveedAkhtar 80 on at
    RE: Text Field URL auto prefix with https instead of http

    if you insert the link with http://, it shouldn't default to https://

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    tim12345 Profile Picture
    tim12345 on at
    RE: Text Field URL auto prefix with https instead of http

    Worked for me. Thank you.

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    Marc G. Profile Picture
    Marc G. 895 on at
    RE: Text Field URL auto prefix with https instead of http

    Hi all,

    I wrote some code to get rid of this https-thing :-). You can find the whole answer on my blog:

    http://dynamics365blog.nl/2017/08/23/ignore-added-https-text-field-type-url/

    Let me know if it worked out for you!

    Cheerz

  • tim12345 Profile Picture
    tim12345 on at
    RE: Text Field URL auto prefix with https instead of http

    Hi, did you manage to solve this issue?

    Adding https not just http isn't working for us. It just makes people using the system think that the web address is wrong and makes it quicker to use a search engine.

    Thanks

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    Community Member Microsoft Employee on at
    RE: Text Field URL auto prefix with https instead of http

    Is there any way to block this behaviour?

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    swava Profile Picture
    swava on at
    RE: Text Field URL auto prefix with https instead of http

    undocumented change, expected behaviour on Dynamics365. :(

  • Neil Benson Profile Picture
    Neil Benson 7,367 User Group Leader on at
    RE: Text Field URL auto prefix with https instead of http

    One of my customers has reported the same "undocumented, unwanted new feature". I'll raise it with the Product Group and, if appropriate, raise it as a bug.

  • Wayne Walton Profile Picture
    Wayne Walton 13,726 on at
    RE: Text Field URL auto prefix with https instead of http

    Yes, it was intentional.  Most service providers are now going secure-by-default, so expect that to be the case on almost all online sites.

  • ashlega Profile Picture
    ashlega 34,475 on at
    RE: Text Field URL auto prefix with https instead of http

    Hi,

     it's a system feature - we can't control default prefix.

     And yes, it is using https now by default, at least in 365 online. I'm guessing there was a change (intentional or not - no idea).

  • swava Profile Picture
    swava on at
    RE: Text Field URL auto prefix with https instead of http

    Yes, I checked the field value and I can over-write the system auto-populated https://myurl.com to http://myurl.com .  And yes, you are correct.... it should default to http:// .  Do you know how can I change it back?

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