Thread: Adding http:// to url in custom field

Adding http:// to url in custom field

Hi,

On my ClassiPress site I have created a custom field "URL / website address". Currently, when ad posters enter a URL without http:// the url is not clickable on the site. How can I add http:// to URLs in a custom field?

I have added below code to appthemes-functions.php, but that does not seem to work.

function addhttp($url) {
if (!preg_match("~^(?:f|ht)tps?://~i", $url)) {
$url = "http://" . $url;
}
return $url;
}

Any suggestions?

Thanks for any tips.

KR Kees