Title: Missing protocol in script
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Missing protocol in script

 *  Resolved [Gal Baras](https://wordpress.org/support/users/galbaras/)
 * (@galbaras)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-protocol-in-script/)
 * The AddThis code puts a script into the page code that calls a JavaScript file
   without specifying the protocol:
 * `<script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#
   pubid=galbaras"></script>`
 * I think it should be:
 * `<script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.
   js#pubid=galbaras"></script>`

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 *  [Aaron Jorbin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jorbin/)
 * (@jorbin)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-protocol-in-script/#post-2128880)
 * It is called “relative reference” or “protocol-less” and is used to serve the
   file based on if the page is http or https.
 * For Reference:
    [http://encosia.com/cripple-the-google-cdns-caching-with-a-single-character/](http://encosia.com/cripple-the-google-cdns-caching-with-a-single-character/)
   [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986#section-4.2](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986#section-4.2)
 *  Thread Starter [Gal Baras](https://wordpress.org/support/users/galbaras/)
 * (@galbaras)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-protocol-in-script/#post-2128898)
 * Thanks, Aaron.

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 * Last reply from: [Gal Baras](https://wordpress.org/support/users/galbaras/)
 * Last activity: [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-protocol-in-script/#post-2128898)
 * Status: resolved