Try replacing hardcoded http

sabernhardt · web-flow · commit 789ad72ae095 · 2025-09-11T01:40:04.000-05:00
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/formatting.php b/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
@@ -4679,7 +4679,8 @@ function esc_url( $url, $protocols = null, $_context = 'display' ) {
 	if ( ! str_contains( $url, ':' ) && ! in_array( $url[0], array( '/', '#', '?' ), true ) &&
 		! preg_match( '/^[a-z0-9-]+?\.php/i', $url )
 	) {
-		$url = 'http://' . $url;
+		$scheme = ( is_array( $protocols ) && 'https' === reset( $protocols ) ) ? 'https://' : 'http://';
+		$url    = $scheme . $url;
 	}
 
 	// Replace ampersands and single quotes only when displaying.

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -4679,7 +4679,8 @@ function esc_url( $url, $protocols = null, $_context = 'display' ) {`
`4679`	`4679`	`if ( ! str_contains( $url, ':' ) && ! in_array( $url[0], array( '/', '#', '?' ), true ) &&`
`4680`	`4680`	`! preg_match( '/^[a-z0-9-]+?\.php/i', $url )`
`4681`	`4681`	`) {`
`4682`		`- $url = 'http://' . $url;`
	`4682`	`+ $scheme = ( is_array( $protocols ) && 'https' === reset( $protocols ) ) ? 'https://' : 'http://';`
	`4683`	`+ $url = $scheme . $url;`
`4683`	`4684`	`}`
`4684`	`4685`
`4685`	`4686`	`// Replace ampersands and single quotes only when displaying.`