Entry links in Bard field break if "Save as HTML"

[wesort]

Bug description

Links from a Bard to an entry work at first but later link to blank pages.

The link has broken by pointing to the entry::123... (where 123... is the ID of the entry being linked to).

How to reproduce

• Have a Bard field with the "Save as HTML" toggle set to true. (not an issue if this toggle is false)
• Use this Bard field to select text and create a link using the "Entry" option.
• Visit the front-end and initially this works as expected.
• However, on further visits to edit the page in the CP (or after a page refresh), saving that page will break the link:
  • The link is broken on the front-end as the link is pointing to entry::{id}
  • eg: <a href="entry::b1d7640f-4921-4f65-ab73-bfaa82a2a64e">
  • Broken as the "Entry" option has reverted to "URL" on the Bard link button.

Workaround

• Don't use the "Save as HTML" option (not even sure why I was using that option on the project I experienced the bug on!)

statamic-broken-entry-link.webm

Logs

No response

Environment

Tested on [demo.statamic.com/cp](https://demo.statamic.com/cp) running `v5.39.0`

Installation

Other (please explain)

Additional details

demo.statamic.com

[duncanmcclean]

Are you able to provide the full output of php please support:details?

[wesort]

I recreated it on demo.statamic.com to remove the complexity from the project I discovered it in.

I presume that's far easier to debug right?

[edalzell]

I recreated it on demo.statamic.com to remove the complexity from the project I discovered it in.

I presume that's far easier to debug right?

No, that site gets refreshed regularly. Better to send in an actual site showing the issue

[wesort]

Fair enough.

Environment
Application Name: Redacted
Laravel Version: 10.48.25
PHP Version: 8.2.1
Composer Version: 2.8.3
Environment: dev
Debug Mode: ENABLED
URL: dev.redacted.co.uk
Maintenance Mode: OFF

Cache
Config: NOT CACHED
Events: NOT CACHED
Routes: NOT CACHED
Views: CACHED

Drivers
Broadcasting: log
Cache: file
Database: mysql
Logs: stack / single
Mail: smtp
Queue: sync
Session: file

Statamic
Addons: 1
Sites: 1
Stache Watcher: Enabled
Static Caching: Disabled
Version: 5.41.0 Solo

Statamic Addons
jacksleight/statamic-bard-mutator: 3.0.3