Easier way to add external links in markdown editor
Peter Uithoven
Currently when adding external links we have to manually type the syntax. There is an Insert link button but this only enables internal links. Otherwise there is no button (like there is for things like bold, italic etc).
(The following issue makes typing the syntax extra annoying: https://github.com/Requarks/wiki/issues/2062)
Maybe we can extend the Insert link dialog to enable external links?
Maybe also enable keyboard shortcuts like ctrl+k, which is used in the visual editor but also in Github's issues editor.
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TheMet4lGod
Links are pretty straightforward in MD though. It's just
[flavor_text](link/or/path)
. At least Wiki.js autocompletes the link part if it's an internal page in the wiki.A
Andy
Just came here because that is very annoying - almost every other editor (even when you create emails) recognises an external URL and make it a link when you have typed it. With wiki.js, I can't even select it after the fact and turn it into a link, I have to cut it, create the link and then paste it into the link box.
I highly recommend:
a. Recognising external links automatically in this way and
b. when you highlight some text and click the link button, it turns it into a link
Significantly increased usability (obvs talking about the visual editor here.
Leoš Literák
Yes, it is very confusing that the dialog Insert link does not allow to enter the link (outside of the wiki).