https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/valid-url-not-accepted-in-website-url-field Gravity Support Forums Topic: Valid URL not accepted in Website URL field en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:38:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/valid-url-not-accepted-in-website-url-field#post-13797 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:18:55 +0000 Carl Hancock 13797@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>The website URL field was designed for simple urls (ex. <a href="http://www.yahoo.com)" rel="nofollow">http://www.yahoo.com)</a>, not complex querystring containing URLS. The regular expression checks to make sure the URL is in the correct format. If we have to take into account complex query string URL's then it's going to be less likely to catch that the URL is in the right format if they can use a large number of strange characters. If you require complex URL's with query string formatting you will probably need to use a standard input field rather than the web site field. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/valid-url-not-accepted-in-website-url-field#post-13788 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:18:10 +0000 kfawcett 13788@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I'm actually running into the same problem. I was testing my form and the URL I tested had an @ in it and it failed to validate. I've also seen a few other forms fail with these symbols ( ) so far. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/valid-url-not-accepted-in-website-url-field#post-11886 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:22:48 +0000 storage 11886@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thanks for the reply, Carl. I figured it was something like that. I know I'm pushing the boundaries with this one. :-) If worse comes to worst, I suppose I can use a plain text field to work around the issue, but it would be nice to have the validation already done. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/valid-url-not-accepted-in-website-url-field#post-11875 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:11:11 +0000 Carl Hancock 11875@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>We will look into why this URL is being rejected. The Website URL uses a regular expression to check the format, and something in this extremely long URL is triggering the regular expression validation. The field was intended for simple URLS (ex. techtarget.com) so the regular expression isn't expecting extremely long urls with complex querystrings. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/valid-url-not-accepted-in-website-url-field#post-11851 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:01:07 +0000 storage 11851@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I have a form that includes a Website URL field. When I enter the following URL into that field, it will not accept it and comes back with the message:</p> <p>Please enter a valid Website URL (i.e. <a href="http://www.gravityforms.com)" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityforms.com)</a></p> <p>The URL in question is:</p> <p><a href="http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid5_gci1515806,00.html?track=NL-52&amp;ad=774956HOUSE&amp;asrc=EM_NLN_11964053&amp;uid=6058125" rel="nofollow">http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid5_gci1515806,00.html?track=NL-52&amp;ad=774956HOUSE&amp;asrc=EM_NLN_11964053&amp;uid=6058125</a></p> <p>The URL is indeed valid, albeit a tad strange. What is it about that URL that is causing the Website URL field heartburn?</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>John </p>