Url

A URL input field with validation

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The url field is a standard text field with the type url and a custom URL icon. It comes with built-in validation for URLs.

The URL validation may lead to incorrect results (= a valid URL being marked as invalid or the other way around) in rare edge-cases. In those edge-cases you can manually input the URL into the content text files or switch to a simple text field.

Example

fields:
  url:
    label: URL
    type: url

Field properties

Name	Type	Default	Description
after		–	Optional text that will be shown after the input
autocomplete	string	url	Sets the HTML5 autocomplete attribute
autofocus	bool	–	Sets the focus on this field when the form loads. Only the first field with this label gets
before		–	Optional text that will be shown before the input
default		–	Default value for the field, which will be used when a page/file/user is created
disabled	bool	–	If true, the field is no longer editable and will not be saved
help		–	Optional help text below the field
icon	string	url	Changes the link icon
label		–	The field label can be set as string or associative array with translations
maxlength	int	–	Maximum number of allowed characters
minlength	int	–	Minimum number of required characters
pattern	string	–	A regular expression, which will be used to validate the input
placeholder		–	Sets custom placeholder text, when the field is empty
required	bool	–	If true, the field has to be filled in correctly to be saved.
translate	bool	true	If false, the field will be disabled in non-default languages and cannot be translated. This is only relevant in multi-language setups.
when		–	Conditions when the field will be shown (since 3.1.0)
width	string	1/1	The width of the field in the field grid. Available widths: 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 2/3, 3/4

How to use in templates/snippets

Output the field value as simple string:

<?= $page->url() ?>

Convert to a tag:

<?= $page->url()->toLink() ?>

See the docs for the toLink() method for further options.

For more field manipulations, check out Kirby's field methods.