How can I add non-http url to a page, e.g vscode:// mailto://

[ccenvcvb]

I'd like to add a link vscode://settings/templates.author

to a page, similar to the links seen on 

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/terminal/basics#_copy-paste 

[ccenvcvb · Accepted solution]

The issue is described here  https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-14393

I created an nginx redirect to work around this restriction

I needed vscode://setttings type links. I added following to our nginx config

        location /vscode_config/ {
            rewrite ^/vscode_config/(.*)$ vscode://$1 redirect;
        }

Now I can use https://mynginx/vscode_config/settings urls, nginx translates it to the correct url schema.
I dont like having to hack around restrictions like that, but at least I can give my users easy vscode config links that work internally.

[Stavros_Rougas_EasyApps]

@Shannon S mentioned editing the links, here are tips on formatting links, we wrote in our documentation for our link manager feature. Spoiler only some things you would expect are supported.

@ccenvcvb I don't know the details of all your link editing needs. With our app you can bulk edit links, it is a feature of Space Content Manager.

[ccenvcvb]

@Stavros_Rougas_EasyApps Thank you for this info.

Our managment is of the opinion that we are already paying enough to Atlassian and that we should not be paying extra for apps to overcome issues with the platform.

Basic things like URL's, search and replace should be out-of-the-box

[Stavros_Rougas_EasyApps]

Read the tips on formatting links, see if they help.

@ccenvcvb I hear you on having to pay for additional features. To be fair to Atlassian each user has an interpretation as to what is basic, myself included. Then some things require a premium upgrade, some of which I think should be available with standard. I pay for web apps or on my phone at times, but I'm selective as to what I pay for.

Few of us want to buy a Confluence app to do something small. Part of the logic of Space Content Manager is to offer a suite of features, ie a certain value for money, around bulk content editing.

[Shannon S]

Hi there,

Thanks for raising this question on Atlassian Community.

You can add non-http links to Confluence using the linking feature.

Your example uses vscode:// links, which are specific to the Visual Studio Code app. Please be aware that Confluence won't recognize these.

More commonly used links, such as mailto://, will work as expected:

I hope that clarifies things, but if you have any further questions, please let me know.

Take care,

Shannon S | Atlassian Cloud Support

[ccenvcvb]

@Shannon S  will https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-14393 be fixed ? It looks  like I'm not alone with this kind of issue.

[Shannon S]

Hi @ccenvcvb,

Thank you for following up. The suggestion in CONFCLOUD-14393 isn't something Confluence can do at this moment, and we haven't decided on a course of action just yet. I see you left a comment on the suggestion. Thank you for doing that! Our product managers will see your feedback and take it into account.

In the meantime, I hope @Stavros_Rougas_EasyApps suggestions are helpful for you.

Take care,

Shannon S | Atlassian Cloud Support

[Barbara Szczesniak]

@ccenvcvb Have you checked the Smart Links section on this page: https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-links-and-anchors/ ?

In addition to instructions, it includes a list of non-Atlassian products supported by smart links.