Relative Links Fix
Corrects Firefox behavior in which pasting formatted content in the editor converts absolute URLs to relative URLs.
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·10 active installs·Updated 16 years agoAs of April 2026, Relative Links Fix is a WordPress links plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Broken Link Checker.
0/5Rating
10active installs
2.5K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
WordPress bloggers will sometimes copy headlines from a WordPress-generated homepage and paste them into the post-editing window. In Firefox, this has the unfortunate result of converting absolute urls into relative ones. For example, copying a headline from http://khaotica.com converts the permalink for this article:
http://khaotica.com/2009/12/firefox-relative-links-fix-wordpress.html
…to a relative link:
../2009/12/firefox-relative-links-fix-wordpress.html
This creates broken links when the post is viewed on the archive page and RSS feed. The links will also be broken for subscribers who receive posts via email.
Enter the Relative Links Fix. This plugin will replace relative urls with the proper absolute urls every time you save or publish a post. If you use WordPress and can&#…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.5+ requiredTested up to 2.9.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.3
- Corrected bug for WordPress subdirectory
Contributors
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