Not a bug Unable to enter a URL without http:// in Google Chrome

[Jon W]

See here (confirmed on xenforo.com):

 

[Mike]

Technically, without the protocol, it's not actually URL.

This is enforced by the HTML5 input types and by your browser itself. I know you're arguing usability, but given that we're using the type=url, this is expected.

 

[xf_phantom]

See here (confirmed on xenforo.com):
View attachment 61904

You could add novalidate to the form (i know it's not the best solution, but a client annoyed me daily because of this, till i "fixed" it this way )

 

[xf_phantom]

Another fix would be http://stackoverflow.com/a/3092801/1412435

 

[Adam Howard]

Another fix would be http://stackoverflow.com/a/3092801/1412435

I would not see that as a solution and would fear people would depend on that as an excuse not to use valid code.