Request: Automatic URL Conversion Extension: Add tel: links.

  • Resolved ryanjd93

    (@ryanjd93)


    4 years, 6 months ago

    This plugin is fantastic. It works wonderfully for our organization. Big props to the developer. The Automatic URL Conversion Extension works great as well for linking email addresses in the table with a ‘mailto:’ link.
    But I’m wondering about phone numbers with a ‘tel:’ link. I tested it and the table just displays the field with ‘tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX’ rather than displaying a linked phone number, as it would outside of the table.

    I’m using the plugin and extension for a staff directory on our website. The functionality to allow users to call a number directly from the table would be particularly useful for our mobile users. They could then simply tap on a number and their smart device would associate the link with the phone’s primary calling app and open with the number populated.

    Is this a function that could be added to the extension?

    Thank you,

    Ryan

    EDIT: I went back and looked at my table. It’s obviously been a little while since I’ve used the plugin/extension. Clearly using ‘mailto:’ is not required, since it converts automatically. So I guess the question becomes: Can the same be done for phone numbers, to convert them automatically to ‘tel:’ links?

    • This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by ryanjd93.
    • This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by ryanjd93.
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  • Plugin Author Tobias B?thge

    (@tobiasbg)

    Hi,

    thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.

    I see what you mean, but unfortunately, I’m not aware of a good way for that. Adding support for this in the Extension is not really possible, as the underlying PHP function that is used comes from the WordPress Core code. Thus, I can not modify it…

    Another (and probably bigger) problem is that phone numbers don’t have the same structure everywhere… Thus, I think it’s better to leave this feature to the browser of the mobile device. In fact, I have seen both iOS and Android convert phone numbers into clickable links on phones. There might however be a setting for this in the phone’s or browser’s settings screen.

    Regards,
    Tobias

    Thread Starter ryanjd93

    (@ryanjd93)

    Hi Tobias, thanks for replying. I understand the constraints. I just wanted to know if it was a possibility.

    I’ll go ahead and mark this as resolved.

    Thank you for your work on this plug-in!

    Plugin Author Tobias B?thge

    (@tobiasbg)

    Hi,

    sure, no problem! Sorry that I didn’t have better news here.

    Best wishes,
    Tobias

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