Title: Why does link default to http and not https?
Last modified: April 21, 2024

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# Why does link default to http and not https?

 *  [bigvibes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bigvibes/)
 * (@bigvibes)
 * [1 year, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-link-default-to-http-and-not-https/)
 * Whenever I enter a link in my WordPress sites using the standard visual editor(
   Gutenberg) if I don’t actually enter https:// before the link I find that the
   link defaults to [http://](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-link-default-to-http-and-not-https/?output_format=md).
   Why is this and how do I change it?

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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [1 year, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-link-default-to-http-and-not-https/#post-17702915)
 * Check your settings for the project domain under Settings > General. See: [https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/settings-general-screen/](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/settings-general-screen/)–
   if there is still an entry without https, change it here.
 *  [michigancontactlens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michigancontactlens/)
 * (@michigancontactlens)
 * [1 year, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-link-default-to-http-and-not-https/#post-17702942)
 * Links may default to “http” instead of “https” because the website you’re linking
   to may not have SSL enabled or because the website settings are configured to
   default to “http.”
 *  Thread Starter [bigvibes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bigvibes/)
 * (@bigvibes)
 * [1 year, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-link-default-to-http-and-not-https/#post-17703004)
 * Thanks, but I failed to mention that these are internal links I’m building and
   my site in Settings is set to the https not http
 *  [thetravelgal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetravelgal/)
 * (@thetravelgal)
 * [1 year, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-link-default-to-http-and-not-https/#post-17705134)
 * I have the exact same issue and have had it ever since switching to https a gazillion
   years ago. And it’s a pain in the butt, since I use a lot of internal links.
 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [1 year, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-link-default-to-http-and-not-https/#post-17705603)
 * I cannot reproduce this on a test web without any plugins and with a standard
   theme. The internal links are set and saved with [https://](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-link-default-to-http-and-not-https/?output_format=md).
 * However, the window showing the link target can be irritating. The protocol is
   missing there. In the background, however, the editor works with [https://](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-link-default-to-http-and-not-https/?output_format=md),
   which can be seen both in the code editor view and in the frontend.
 * If this does not work for you, I would recommend deactivating all plugins and
   switching to a standard theme. It is possible that one of them is changing the
   behaviour of the links. You would be able to find this along the way.

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 * [HTTPS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/https/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-link-default-to-http-and-not-https/#post-17705603)
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