HREF=“” automatically adds to current page URL (in PHP). Can't figure it out

Question

Longtime reader of stackoverflow but first question.

I\'m working with Wordpress (specifically thesis theme) in the custom_functions.php file and am finding for some

Answer 1

You do realize this is the default behavior, right? if you add /something the results would be different.

you can do a number of things to prevent default behavior.

href="#":

Will do nothing but anchor - not the best solution since it may jump to page top.

<a href="#">

href="javascript:void(0);"

Will do nothing at all and is perfectly legit.

<a href="javascript:void(0);"></a>

href="your-actual-intended-link" (Best)

obviously the best.

<a href="<your-actual-intended-link>"></a>

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If you don't want an a tag to go somewhere, why use an a tag at all?

Answer 2

You can just put // in front of $yourUrl in href:

<a href="//<?=$yourUrl?>"></a>

Answer 3

Add http:// in front of url

Incorrect

<a href="www.example.com">www.example.com</span></p>

Correct

<a href="http://www.example.com">www.example.com</span></p>

Answer 4

Use this:

<a href="<?php echo(($_SERVER['HTTPS'] ? 'https://' : 'http://').$_SERVER["SERVER_NAME"].$_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]); ?>">Whatever</a>

It will create a HREF using the current URL...

Answer 5

A solution that works no matter if you are developing on a local server or live is to add "//" in front of your link. This will effectivly remove the URL of the site you are currently on.

Example:

<a href="www.google.com">Google.com</a>

This will in output http://localhost/mySite/currentPage/www.google.com

What you should do instead is this:

<a href="//www.google.com">Google.com</a>

This will output www.google.com

Answer 6

In any case, your code will generate invalid markup: You shouldn't wrap block contents in a link. tags don't work like this. If you want this effect you should use js or create an absolutely positioned link above the content (z-index). More on this here: Make a div into a link.

You should make sure to validate your code when it renders: http://validator.w3.org