How to link to URL and "entry::" strings from a link field the same way?

[jensolafkoch]

This is probably a dumb question but I ask it anyway ... :-)

I have a link field link_to_imprint and when linking to an entry the field will have a string value like this:

"entry::564caaaf-8b11-424d-8d9a-07307525fba6"

If I link to a URL it is of course the pure string value of the entered URL.

I would have expected that I can treat both strings in a view the same way, like:

<a href="{{ link_to_imprint }}"> ... </a>

But I had to differentiate both kinds of strings, checking for the substring "entry" and removing it to pluck the id to use that in a {{ link }} tag, That feels absolutely over-complicated but I probably have, as we say in German, "a board in front of my head" ...

<a href="
  {{ if link_to_imprint | starts_with:entry  }}
    {{ link id="{ link_to_imprint | substr:7 }" }}
  {{ else }}
    {{ link_to_imprint }}
  {{ /if }}
">
  {{ link_to_imprint_text }}
</a>

I'd be happy to get any hints for a better and easier solution. :-)

[joshuablum]

Hey @jensolafkoch,

Maybe I'm getting something wrong here but usually <a href="{{ link_to_imprint }}"> ... </a> should work whether the Link field links to an entry by id or to a direct URL. I use it quite a lot with something like a {{ link_url }} and just tested it by linking to an entry by id instead of a direct URL.

<div>
    <a href="{{ link_url }}" class="bunch-of-tw-classes">
        {{ link_text }}
    </a>
</div>

You could also give {{ link_to_imprint:url }} or {{ link_to_imprint | url }} a try.

Could you please share what your Blueprint looks like?

Hope that helps :)

[jensolafkoch]

Hi Joshua,

thanks!

Yes, just using the field value inside the href was the first thing I tried and what I expected to work. What I did NOT try was the variant you suggested: {{ link_to_imprint | url }} - and that was the solution here. ({{ link_to_imprint:url }} does not work.)

I'm not sure why though. :-)