File link on notification email is missing https: at beginning of URL - How-to and Troubleshooting https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/ Discussion Board en-US Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:11:05 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: File link on notification email is missing https: at beginning of URL https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/paged/2/#post-137643 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:19:44 +0000 Hi @sofy

That respond does not make sense. Why would I pay to get his BUG fixed?

As I said before "Why dont they put the HTTPS: ... they do it for all other links in the notfication email."

They are the ones that do generate "automatically" the email body. They are able to do it right there.

This is something that would benefit everybody.

Please escalade that bug to higher level.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting lelaurier https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/paged/2/#post-137643 RE: File link on notification email is missing https: at beginning of URL https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/#post-137639 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:16:43 +0000 @lelaurier 

I’ve discussed this question with our developers. Please find the team’s response below:

When the email is being sent, the email body is generated automatically. At this stage, there should be a hook available that can be used to add the protocol to the URLs.

In this case, we suggest contacting the PRO support team and asking them to review the issue and add the necessary customization via a hook.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting Sofy https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/#post-137639 RE: File link on notification email is missing https: at beginning of URL https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/#post-137520 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:58:27 +0000 Hi @sofy

You said "The link will still work correctly and the file will be downloaded as expected when clicked."

This is not true. It might do it on the website itself but not in email client. It does show errors in Outlook 365 ( see two attached images) and on my iPhone it just do nothing. All my users reported the same.

Why dont they put the HTTPS: ... they do it for all other links in the notfication email.

Could there be a workaround snippet that I could apply.

 

 

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting lelaurier https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/#post-137520 RE: File link on notification email is missing https: at beginning of URL https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/#post-137509 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:28:25 +0000 Dear @lelaurier.

Please find the answer from the developers team below: 

This is expected behavior and it’s OK.

When a URL starts with //domain.com/file, it’s a protocol-relative URL. The browser (or email client) automatically applies the correct protocol (http or https) based on the website or email context.

Because of this, it’s not necessary to explicitly add http:// or https://. The link will still work correctly and the file will be downloaded as expected when clicked.

 

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting Sofy https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/#post-137509 RE: File link on notification email is missing https: at beginning of URL https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/#post-137506 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:46:24 +0000 @lelaurier 

We'll check and get back to you soon. 

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting Sofy https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/#post-137506 RE: File link on notification email is missing https: at beginning of URL https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/#post-137491 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:00:36 +0000 Hi Sofy,

I am not using wpForo Advanced Attachments add-on.

All URL links in the email do work fine. Only the URL of the file "Ordre-du-jour-du-27-janvier.docx" does not work.

The hyperlink is :

//lelaurier.net/wp-content/uploads/wpforo/default_attachments/1769516327-Ordre-du-jour-du-27-janvier.docx (see image - Outlook security message)

instead of :

https://lelaurier.net/wp-content/uploads/wpforo/default_attachments/1769516327-Ordre-du-jour-du-27-janvier.docx

My General settings are OK :

are both set to https://lelaurier.net/

Thanks in advance. Louis

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting lelaurier https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/#post-137491 RE: File link on notification email is missing https: at beginning of URL https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/#post-137486 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:58:31 +0000 Hi,

Please attach a screenshot of the email content and let us know how the file is attached. Are you using the wpForo Advanced Attachments add-on?

Also, please provide a screenshot of the related post.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting Sofy https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/#post-137486 File link on notification email is missing https: at beginning of URL https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/#post-137482 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:12:53 +0000 Hi,

When the notificaton email is sent, I do include the . If there is an attached file, it does show in the email as a link to the file.

In the email, the URL is missing the “https:”

Example : //lelaurier.net/xyz instead of https://lelaurier.net/xyz

How can I fix that ?

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting lelaurier https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/file-link-on-notification-email-is-missing-https-at-beginning-of-url/#post-137482