Editor overrides custom link text with meta info

[Georgi]

Sup fellas!

How about you dumb down your editor by an inch and let users decide how they want their links to look. I’m sure I’m not the first one suggesting this, but I haven’t found convincing discussions.

Some people use Trello for IT purposes. Sometimes different links may have the same, irrelevant, or even confusing meta information. Your editor reads meta without asking, and this can create a struggle.

I understand you want to be helpful or “cool and fancy-smart” by detecting the meta once a URL is added. At the very least, if a user enters text value manually, respect it. Why wouldn’t you?

Reproduce:

1. Click c+k or the add link button.

2. Insert URL into both fields (text and link) and save.

3. The link text switches to meta description.

Expected:
The link text stays as entered (duh).

Many thanks for considering.

Best,
G.

[Gaurav Kataria]

Link preferences can be customized https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/link-preferences

[Georgi]

Thanks a lot Gaurav. It solves my problem. And opens a few more questions—from the perspective of a very active user and a software designer myself:

1. How should I know this setting even exists?
2. How would I find it without your guidance?
3. Why is a full URL including protocol still converted to an inline link?
4. Why is the default setting “inline,” effectively making it “magic”?
5. What settings do people usually use once they discover this option?

I consider the behavior buggy. My previous “inline” setting (probably the default) forced my explicit choice: clicking “URL” (text link) would convert it to “inline” (meta). Now with “URL” settings enabled, typing a full URL including protocol still converts it to “inline” (meta). This feels unexpected and, in my opinion, not by design.

Either way, shout out to the developers. Great job overall. This issue is probably too minor to even bother with, so I’ll live with it. :)

Best,
G.