Template:Link risk

{{{1}}}^{[potential badlink]}

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link risk is for displaying URLs that are potentially security or malware risks. Typically this would occur if a browser warns of security or malware risk on the URL, or if the URL or its domain was reported as a potential risk.

Usage

• {{link risk|http://example.com}}

produces: http://example-com^{[potential badlink]}

It creates 3-levels of protection. The link is non-active; the domain is modified to make cut and paste troublesome; the "[potential badlink]" message links to this doc.

Best practices

• If the URL is in a citation template like {{cite web}}, add an |archive-url= and set |url-status=unfit.

Example: {{cite web |url=http://example.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101/https://example.com |archive-date=2020-01-01 |url-status=usurped}}

• If in a square link add an archive URL directly, unless the archive itself presents a risk:

Example: [https://web.archive.org/web/20200101/https://example.com].

• If no archive URL can be found, or new archives can't be added due to edit filters / blacklist:
  • Replace the link with {{link risk}} per the above Usage section.
  • If the link is determined to be hazardous enough, delete it entirely from the system at your discretion.

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