XF 2.1 after disabling automatic URL unfurling, unfurl="true" no longer works, raw links shown instead

[rebelde]

We tested URL unfurling for a while, but decided to disable it. Any unfurled URLs have been converted to raw links, not page titles and not left unfurled.

I would prefer:
- page title
- or leaving them unfurled

My questions:
- Can unfurl="true" be allowed to work even if automatic unfurling is disabled?
- Will Rebuild Thread Cache fix the links? I don't think so.
- Anything else I can do to convert the raw links to page titles? (Preferably just in the two months of threads that are affected.)
- And the bigger question for you to decide is if this is expected behavior or not!

Thanks!

 

[V3NTUS]

That's the default behavior, disabling the feature, removes the effects of it as well as it's a recursive change.

To do what you're looking for, you'd need custom development I think.

 

[rebelde]

That's the default behavior

Yes, that is why I reported it. I found a work-around, but it seemed like a good idea to bring this to the developers' attention. They get to decide if they want to change the behavior.

Looking at my report, I think I could have made my case better by simply asking:

- Can unfurl="true" be allowed to work even if automatic unfurling is disabled?

 

[V3NTUS]

If they decide to separate the functions (hence introducing the "Keep old unfurled urls" option), this will become possible.

Honestly I don't get why you would want to keep old unfurl if you decide to disable the feature, and I guess developers had the same thoughts of me when they designed it, but the forum is yours and I can't judge your work