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:
Please enter a valid Website URL (i.e. http://www.gravityforms.com)
The URL in question is:
The URL is indeed valid, albeit a tad strange. What is it about that URL that is causing the Website URL field heartburn?
Thanks,
John
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.
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.
The website URL field was designed for simple urls (ex. http://www.yahoo.com), 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.
