Title: Prevent external links from getting an https redirect
Last modified: February 22, 2017

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# Prevent external links from getting an https redirect

 *  Resolved [LeopardCT](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leopardct/)
 * (@leopardct)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-external-links-from-getting-an-https-redirect/)
 * How do I prevent external links (links going away from my site to external pages/
   sites) from getting an “s” added to the link? I’m getting 404 messages now, as
   not all external sites have https…
 * Thanks!

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 *  Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-external-links-from-getting-an-https-redirect/#post-8837124)
 * Hi, what are your current plugin settings? Are these external links currently
   added to your site with https or with http?
 *  [leopardman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leopardman/)
 * (@leopardman)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-external-links-from-getting-an-https-redirect/#post-8839056)
 * They are links placed inside posts or pages and written as they are on the web:“
   [http://etcetera.com&#8221](http://etcetera.com&#8221); These are transformed
   into “https” links as the page is rendered, which means my links connect to non-
   existent pages on the web, rendering 404’s.
 *  [leopardman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leopardman/)
 * (@leopardman)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-external-links-from-getting-an-https-redirect/#post-8839061)
 * Apologies: I apparently have two accounts here, so the above reply is actually
   written by me, the person who opened this thread…
 *  Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-external-links-from-getting-an-https-redirect/#post-8841830)
 * In your case you might not want the following feature **Force resources to use
   HTTPS URL.** in the plugin enabled.
 *  [leopardman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leopardman/)
 * (@leopardman)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-external-links-from-getting-an-https-redirect/#post-8841866)
 * Thanks!
 *  Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-external-links-from-getting-an-https-redirect/#post-8842167)
 * Did my suggestion work for you? Do you still need help?
 *  [leopardman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leopardman/)
 * (@leopardman)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-external-links-from-getting-an-https-redirect/#post-8842169)
 * it worked!!!!
 * hurray!
 *  Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-external-links-from-getting-an-https-redirect/#post-8842174)
 * I am happy to hear 🙂
 * Can you mark this support thread as resolved.
 * Thank you
 *  Thread Starter [LeopardCT](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leopardct/)
 * (@leopardct)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-external-links-from-getting-an-https-redirect/#post-8843741)
 * Okay, I managed to find my other WordPress Identity 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [LeopardCT](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leopardct/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-external-links-from-getting-an-https-redirect/#post-8843741)
 * Status: resolved