XF 1.5 Apostrophe breaking link?

[PumpinIron]

Okay, I may have uncovered a XenForo bug, not sure.

Try posting this link to Facebook: https://thefriendlygearpage.com/threads/chad’s-optimal-helix-settings.5412/

The apostrophe in the link causes it to break everything after it.

However, if I am logged into the site (logged into the XenForo forum I mean) and I post it on Facebook, the apostrophe doesn't break it at all, and the entire link works.

Is this a XenForo bug / glitch, or is it something on my end?

 

[Steve F]

The link works here, it directs me fine. Might be something with how FB embeds it but that’s only a guess.

 

[PumpinIron]

But the weird thing is, the link doesn't break if you're logged into the forum. If you're logged out, then it causes the link to break after the apostrophe.

 

[Steve F]

I’m viewing your site as a guest, works fine from here but maybe someone else can chime in.

 

[PumpinIron]

Really, that's odd! When I log into the forum and post the link to Facebook, it works great. When I log out of the forum and post the link to Facebook, it cuts everything off after the apostrophe.

 

[Mike]

I posted that to Facebook without any issues. It's worth noting that the link is actually:

https://thefriendlygearpage.com/threads/chad%E2%80%99s-optimal-helix-settings.5412/

There isn't any reason for that to not post properly. It's a totally valid link and the special character in it is URL encoded (to make it a valid URL).

 

[PumpinIron]

I posted that to Facebook without any issues. It's worth noting that the link is actually:

https://thefriendlygearpage.com/threads/chad%E2%80%99s-optimal-helix-settings.5412/

There isn't any reason for that to not post properly. It's a totally valid link and the special character in it is URL encoded (to make it a valid URL).

Thanks Mike! I'll chalk this up to nothing more than a fluke in that case.