Title: Problem adding naacp.org link to posts
Last modified: June 15, 2020

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# Problem adding naacp.org link to posts

 *  [gorky5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gorky5/)
 * (@gorky5)
 * [5 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-adding-naacp-org-link-to-posts/)
 * I’m encountering some odd behaviour while trying to add a specific URL to a post(
   plain text, no href or other code). I’m using the Classic Editor plugin but I
   think the error occurs with Gutenberg too.
 * The problem link:
 * `https://www.naacp.org/`
 * When the above text is added to a post or page, WordPress seems to change it 
   automatically, putting the word “Home” inside a blockquote instead of showing
   the URL. Here’s the code it adds:
 *     ```
       <blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xxxxxxxxxx"><p><a href="https://www.naacp.org/">Home</a></p></blockquote>
       <p><iframe class="wp-embedded-content" sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" style="position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);" title="“Home” — NAACP" src="https://www.naacp.org/embed/#?secret=xxxxxxxxxx" data-secret="xxxxxxxxxx" width="600" height="338" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
       ```
   
 * I’ve tested this on several WordPress sites and the results are the same each
   time, although the secret value changes. Removing https:// will allow the text
   to be rendered correctly, but I need to accurately quote a press release which
   contains the full URL. How can I stop WP from adding all that extra stuff?
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 12 months ago by [gorky5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gorky5/).
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 12 months ago by [gorky5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gorky5/).

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 *  [corrinarusso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corrinarusso/)
 * (@corrinarusso)
 * [5 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-adding-naacp-org-link-to-posts/#post-12987737)
 * Here you go :
 *     ```
       <blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xxxxxxxxxx"><p><a href="https://www.naacp.org/">https://www.naacp.org/</a></p></blockquote>
       <p><iframe class="wp-embedded-content" sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" style="position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);" title="“Home” — NAACP" src="https://www.naacp.org/embed/#?secret=xxxxxxxxxx" data-secret="xxxxxxxxxx" width="600" height="338" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
       ```
   
 * Just replace this part with the direct link to your post :
    `<a>https://www.naacp.
   org/url-directly-to-post</strong>"><strong>text to link to post</strong></a>`
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 12 months ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/).
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 12 months ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/).
 *  Thread Starter [gorky5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gorky5/)
 * (@gorky5)
 * [5 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-adding-naacp-org-link-to-posts/#post-12987795)
 * That doesn’t really solve the issue though. WordPress shouldn’t be adding all
   that extra crap to a plain text link, and should treat all links and text consistently.
 *  [corrinarusso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corrinarusso/)
 * (@corrinarusso)
 * [5 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-adding-naacp-org-link-to-posts/#post-12987834)
 * Ah right.
    Now I see what you are referring to. How freaking annoying is that:
   [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paste-links-in-gutenberg-without-embedding/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paste-links-in-gutenberg-without-embedding/)
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paste-links-in-gutenberg-without-embedding/#post-11865013](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paste-links-in-gutenberg-without-embedding/#post-11865013)
 *  Thread Starter [gorky5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gorky5/)
 * (@gorky5)
 * [5 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-adding-naacp-org-link-to-posts/#post-12987884)
 * To be clear, though, this is the only URL I’ve ever encountered which gets converted
   in this way (in a blockquote with the “Home” text). It doesn’t seem to matter
   whether or not the Gutenberg editor is in use.
 * It’s more than just a plain text link being converted to an active link too –
   it seems to be a bug unique to this particular URL. Try it – put…
 * `https://www.naacp.org/`
 * …on its own line in a draft page or post, and preview or publish.
 *  [corrinarusso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corrinarusso/)
 * (@corrinarusso)
 * [5 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-adding-naacp-org-link-to-posts/#post-12988051)
 * Yes, I did try it! Which is how I found out how annoying this is.
    TBH I’ve rarely
   used the Gutenberg editor for anything. For me, it does it for both these different
   URLs : [https://nghapoe.ca/consensus/](https://nghapoe.ca/consensus/)
 * Crazy annoying.
 *  Thread Starter [gorky5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gorky5/)
 * (@gorky5)
 * [5 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-adding-naacp-org-link-to-posts/#post-12988326)
 * Damn, I didn’t realise there were others.
 * I don’t use the Gutenberg editor either, though I did briefly enable it to check
   that the NAACP link behaved the same way.
 * Thanks for your input. Hopefully someone from the WP dev team can chime in and
   let us know what’s going on. I really hope it’s a bug and not a “feature”.
 *  [corrinarusso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corrinarusso/)
 * (@corrinarusso)
 * [5 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-adding-naacp-org-link-to-posts/#post-12988428)
 * If you read this reply, I’m guessing it’s a feature :
    [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paste-links-in-gutenberg-without-embedding/#post-11865013](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paste-links-in-gutenberg-without-embedding/#post-11865013)
 * If you were using it consistently, I would recommend adding a hook and filter
   to the editor. But it’s just a one off, I wouldn’t bother.

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