Title: https linking from editor
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# https linking from editor

 *  Resolved [ParkerWest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/parkerwest/)
 * (@parkerwest)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-linking-from-editor/)
 * Hello,
 * I can’t seem to find any answers to this on Google.
 * My site uses SSL so all the URLs obviously start with the “https” protocol. My
   issue is that the WordPress editor link tool creates links as “http”. This isn’t
   a huge problem because the user will be redirected to the https version; however,
   I don’t want to have to send everyone who clicks on a link through a redirect.
   I’ve resorted to Finding and Replacing all the http URLs to the https before 
   I publish, but it would be great if I could just get the editor to use https.
 * Anyone have any ideas on how to get the editor to use https instead of http?

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-linking-from-editor/#post-6359496)
 * Well, the link tool doesn’t force the protocol. It gives you a completely blank
   URL field, which you then fill with the entire URL, either http:// or https://
   included, whichever one you want.
 * The link button doesn’t force any particular choice on you.
 *  Thread Starter [ParkerWest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/parkerwest/)
 * (@parkerwest)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-linking-from-editor/#post-6359649)
 * When you use the link tool to to link within your own site, it creates that link
   for you.
 * I actually just figured out that if you go to Settings > General and then update
   the “WordPress Address (URL)” to include the https, the link tool in the editor
   will use it.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-linking-from-editor/#post-6359651)
 * I guess that’s what I don’t understand. This is what I see with the Link button
   pop-up on every single WordPress site I manage, all running 4.2.3: [https://cloudup.com/c2KXmvJkcra](https://cloudup.com/c2KXmvJkcra)
 * If you see something different (like yours injecting HTTP or HTTPS), perhaps 
   you have a plugin or custom editor doing it.

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## Tags

 * [editor](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/editor/)
 * [HTTP](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/http/)
 * [HTTPS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/https/)
 * [link](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/link/)
 * [linking](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/linking/)
 * [links](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/links/)

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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-linking-from-editor/#post-6359651)
 * Status: resolved

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