TYPO3 ships with a CKEditor plugin called "autolinking", which
automatically converts typed text within a RTE to an external URL.
When typing www.typo3.org this is
automatically converted to an absolute external link, which previously
used http:// as schema.
Nowadays, over 90% of the web is served via the https protocol and
secure connections via SSL/TLS, where it is safe to use
secure-by-default links.
When not specifically using a schema as prefix for an autolinking URL,
CKEditor now uses https instead of
http as schema by default.
Impact
When typing a URL like www.typo3.org in the RTE and the autolinking
plugin is activated, the default schema used is now
https instead of
http for any new links.
However, it is - as before - fully possible to manually change a link to
use the http:// schema instead.
Feature: #90336 - CKEditor Autolinking uses https by default
https://docs.typo3.org/c/typo3/cms-core/main/en-us/Changelog/11.4/Feature-90336-CKEditorAutolinkingUsesHttpsByDefault.html
Feature: #90336 - CKEditor Autolinking uses https by default
See 90336
Description
TYPO3 ships with a CKEditor plugin called "autolinking", which automatically converts typed text within a RTE to an external URL.
When typing www.typo3.org this is automatically converted to an absolute external link, which previously used http:// as schema.
Nowadays, over 90% of the web is served via the https protocol and secure connections via SSL/TLS, where it is safe to use secure-by-default links.
When not specifically using a schema as prefix for an autolinking URL, CKEditor now uses https instead of http as schema by default.
Impact
When typing a URL like www.typo3.org in the RTE and the autolinking plugin is activated, the default schema used is now https instead of http for any new links.
However, it is - as before - fully possible to manually change a link to use the http:// schema instead.