# We don't register links pointing to our own server, unless... :-)
global $wgServer, $wgRegisterInternalExternals;
+ # Replace unnecessary URL escape codes with the referenced character
+ # This prevents spammers from hiding links from the filters
+ $url = parser::normalizeLinkUrl( $url );
+
$registerExternalLink = true;
if ( !$wgRegisterInternalExternals ) {
$registerExternalLink = !self::isLinkInternal( $wgServer, $url );