Title: ctrl v issue in 4.2.1
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# ctrl v issue in 4.2.1

 *  [chaos_cb7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chaos_cb7/)
 * (@chaos_cb7)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ctrlv-issue-in-421/)
 * I upgraded to wp 4.2.1 and now when i select text and past in a url it automatically
   makes it a hyperlink using the selected text. I can see how this is useful for
   most but since the text I’m highlighting is just a placeholder I need for it 
   to replace that text with raw url text. Is there somewhere I can turn this feature
   off or change some code to disable it?

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ctrlv-issue-in-421/#post-6092465)
 * No, that’s a new core feature of 4.2, so you’d have to write a plugin to disable
   it if you wanted to.
 * Since that’s a bit much, I recommend just adapting your workflow. Delete the 
   placeholder, then paste the link.
 *  Thread Starter [chaos_cb7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chaos_cb7/)
 * (@chaos_cb7)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ctrlv-issue-in-421/#post-6092471)
 * unfortunately its not that simple. I’m pasting in a large group of links and 
   now even if I delete the place holder something has been changed so that it makes
   everything one long line instead of multiple lines. the script I have running
   doesn’t know what to do with that so i have to past in each link one at a time.
   that gets old fast. I wanted to upgrade wp not downgrade.
 *     ```
       old way
       http://google.com
       http://yahoo.com
       http://youtube.com
       ```
   
 *     ```
       new stupid way
       http://google.comhttp://yahoo.comhttp://youtube.com
       ```
   
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ctrlv-issue-in-421/#post-6092473)
 * You did upgrade, it’s just that a feature has been improved for the majority 
   of users, and you have a very special unique case.
 * You’ll probably have to adjust your script to adapt to WordPress.

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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ctrlv-issue-in-421/#post-6092473)
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