Title: Many problems with filter
Last modified: February 17, 2021

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# Many problems with filter

 *  Resolved [charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/)
 * (@charbonnier)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-problems-with-filter/)
 * Some problems with filter
 * 1) got a filter for page not exist on wikipedia, i see now appears in broken 
   links but only for english version, for italian version it didn’t work. (example
   = “[https://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_Urine&action=edit&redlink=1&#8221](https://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_Urine&action=edit&redlink=1&#8221);)
 * 2) my custom filter works but only when i save a post, it didn’t work for old
   posts
 * 3) remove links didn’t work, it says removed but link in page remains.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fmany-problems-with-filter%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [Dmytro – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport16/)
 * (@wpmudevsupport16)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-problems-with-filter/#post-14075786)
 * Hi there [@charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/)
 * 1) That’s because you’re posting links with the Wikipedia `&action=edit` query
   parameter in the URL. That Italian URL does actually exist on Wikipedia so it
   would not get flagged as a broken link. However, if you look at the Details of
   the English version link in Tools > Broken Links, you’ll see that the `edit` 
   URL redirects to this final URL:
    [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Urine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Urine)
 * So if you post this instead for the Italian version – [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Urine](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Urine)–
   that would indeed generate a _404 broken_ as that page does not exist on Wikipedia.
 * 2) Can you please share the code you’re using for your custom filter so we can
   have a look and see if we can spot what might be going wrong?
 * 3) Clicking the “Unlink” option will only remove the `<a href=` part of the HTML
   to render the link unclickable. But the actual text of the link will remain in
   the post. The plugin does not remove the actual text.
 * Cheers!
    Patrick
 *  Thread Starter [charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/)
 * (@charbonnier)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-problems-with-filter/#post-14076155)
 * 2) in url i put only: index.php and it find italian 404 wikipedia url
    3) MASSIVE
   unlink option didn’t remove the `<a href=` , in search filter it says removed
   and don’t find anymore but in the page they remains (eg. on the page I mentioned
   that link “[https://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_Urine&action=edit&redlink=1&#8221](https://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_Urine&action=edit&redlink=1&#8221);
   It was told me that it was removed but I still find it)
 *  Thread Starter [charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/)
 * (@charbonnier)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-problems-with-filter/#post-14086901)
 * even individually unlink does not work
 *  Thread Starter [charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/)
 * (@charbonnier)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-problems-with-filter/#post-14088742)
 * [@wpmudevsupport16](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport16/) if
   you need i can create a test account
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by [charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/).
 *  Plugin Support [Imran – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support9/)
 * (@wpmudev-support9)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-problems-with-filter/#post-14090452)
 * Hi [@charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/),
 * Thank you for providing this info.
 * I ran some tests on my demo page using several variations of the link such as:
 * -https://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_Urine&action=edit&redlink=1&#
   8221
    -https://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_Urine&action=edit&redlink
   =1&#8221
 * and one to test the unlink option:
    -https://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title
   =Jimmy7451.Urine,,&action,,,,,=edit&redlink=1,&#8221
 * I found that filters are working as intended as I was able to use filters to 
   grab not only recent saved posts but only older ones. Perhaps you can test this
   by checking for any of your older posts links and trying a filter for those. 
   For instance, I used “wp-content” on my test to pull older ones.
 * When it comes to the unlink option, I used the link above and verified that after
   I clicked on unlink, it removed the ahref portion so the link was no longer clickable.
 * Test: [https://snipboard.io/VoXeiz.jpg](https://snipboard.io/VoXeiz.jpg)
    Before
   unlink:[https://snipboard.io/Hc15Rk.jpg](https://snipboard.io/Hc15Rk.jpg) After
   unlink:[https://snipboard.io/Xt6q1f.jpg](https://snipboard.io/Xt6q1f.jpg)
 * Perhaps you can try doing a test once more with several links. You can provide
   us with the ones you used, so we can test on demo as well.
 * Best,
    Jonathan S
 *  Thread Starter [charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/)
 * (@charbonnier)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-problems-with-filter/#post-14091319)
 * Hi [@wpmudev-support9](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support9/)
   maybe the problem appears with other link, the 200 OK ([https://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_Urine&action=edit&redlink=1&#8221](https://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_Urine&action=edit&redlink=1&#8221))
   because i want to remove link to Wikipedia redlink pages (still not created) 
   they are 200 OK but not real true link, can you test unlink on these 200 OK links?(
   i try but on my website it says ok removed but in page still remains and they
   disappears from filter)
 *  [Predrag – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support1/)
 * (@wpmudev-support1)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-problems-with-filter/#post-14095578)
 * Hi [@charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/),
 * I tested that link and even though it had 200 response I had no issues with unlinking
   it.
 * These are the steps I performed:
    – Created a new page with that link in content–
   In Tools > Broken Links did a search for that link – It showed up in search with
   200 response – Unlinked it with the unlink option – Checked the page and the 
   link was changed to plain text
 * Can you tell me if the steps sound ok or if you’re doing something differently?
 * It’s also possible that there’s some conflict on your site that is preventing
   BLC unlinking functionality from working properly.
    Can you perform a conflict
   test by disabling all plugins except for BLC and activate default WP theme and
   see if the unlinking option works after that? If it does, activate them back 
   one by one until the issue is back and that should tell us where the issue is
   coming from.
 * I suggest doing this test on a staging site or if you don’t have one make sure
   to have a full backup of live site before doing the test there.
 * Cheers,
    Predrag
 *  Thread Starter [charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/)
 * (@charbonnier)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-problems-with-filter/#post-14095791)
    -  filter show many links after I save a post: [https://snipboard.io/KbldaF.jpg](https://snipboard.io/KbldaF.jpg)
    -  i press scollega (unlink or remove in english) [https://snipboard.io/AQHxlu.jpg](https://snipboard.io/AQHxlu.jpg)
    - ok and it disappears from list [https://snipboard.io/k0wCMZ.jpg](https://snipboard.io/k0wCMZ.jpg)
    - in page it remains but i’ll never see anymore in any list or filter [https://snipboard.io/JWnmfU.jpg](https://snipboard.io/JWnmfU.jpg)
 *  Thread Starter [charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/)
 * (@charbonnier)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-problems-with-filter/#post-14096426)
    - if i re-save same post, the link reappears in filter list
 *  -  This reply was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by [charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/).
 *  Plugin Support [Patrick – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport12/)
 * (@wpmudevsupport12)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-problems-with-filter/#post-14102351)
 * Hi [@charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/)
 * Could you let us know which theme or page builder you are using?
 * It may be related to a specific builder or theme.
 * Can you try a plugin conflict test?
 * Create a staging website or a **Full Backup** and then follow the plugin and 
   theme conflict test guide from this flow? [https://premium.wpmudev.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Support-Process-Support-Process.gif](https://premium.wpmudev.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Support-Process-Support-Process.gif)
 * Let us the result you got.
    Best Regards Patrick Freitas
 *  Thread Starter [charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/)
 * (@charbonnier)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-problems-with-filter/#post-14106363)
 * [@wpmudevsupport12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport12/) sydney
   theme with Page Builder by SiteOrigin to edit posts.
    I try to make a test as
   soon as I can but while working days I can’t. Here a list of plugins:
 *     ```
       Advanced Random Posts Widget,
       AMP,
       Auto Tag Links,
       Broken Link Checker,
       Classic Editor,
       Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA,
       Cool Tag Cloud,
       Disqus for WordPress,
       Featured Images in RSS for Mailchimp & More,
       Follow Buttons by AddThis,
       Hummingbird,
       Imagify,
       Ivory Search,
       Page Builder by SiteOrigin,( maybe this is the problem, i use it for every post )
       PHP Code Widget,
       Post Views Counter,
       Revive Old Posts,
       SendPulse Free Web Push,
       Site Kit by Google,
       SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle,
       Sydney Toolbox,
       Table2Chart,
       Text Blocks, ( I don't use for this case )
       UpdraftPlus - Backup/Ripristino,
       Visual Portfolio, Posts & Image Gallery,
       Yoast Duplicate Post,
       Yoast SEO
       ```
   
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by [charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/).
 *  Plugin Support [Dimitris – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support6/)
 * (@wpmudev-support6)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-problems-with-filter/#post-14111017)
 * Hello there [@charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/)
 * Could you please create a testing post without using the Page Builder and check
   if the same is happening with a post created with the default editor?
    Please
   advise!
 * Warm regards,
    Dimitris
 *  Thread Starter [charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/)
 * (@charbonnier)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-problems-with-filter/#post-14115126)
 * [@wpmudev-support6](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support6/) yeah!
   without page builder it works! (argh I hadn’t thought about doing this simple
   test before)
    but I must use page builder on entire website 🙁
 *  Plugin Support [Imran – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support9/)
 * (@wpmudev-support9)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-problems-with-filter/#post-14128501)
 * Hi [@charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/),
 * Perhaps you can try checking if the page builder has any settings enabled that
   may conflict with link editing from BLC plugin. The test made where it was working
   was with Divi builder and Elementor. It may be also be worth to contacting Page
   Builder by SiteOrigin to get their input on why it may be creating a conflict
   with link editing.
 * Best,
    Jonathan S
 *  Thread Starter [charbonnier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charbonnier/)
 * (@charbonnier)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-problems-with-filter/#post-14128645)
 * Hi [@wpmudev-support9](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support9/)
   I open a support thread with other plugin ( [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-with-broken-link-checker/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-with-broken-link-checker/))
   but can you test too if it is a simple bug and easy to resolve incompatibility?

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