weblinks and relative urls

Hi Guys,
I understand that weblinks only allow absolute urls. If I want to create a child document that links to a different already created document then whats the best method. I normally use a weblink but would prefer a method with a relative url.

For sample purposes if i have the below in the navigation tree:

animals>> id=1
-cats id=2
-dogs id=3
-horses id=4

Equestrian>> id=5
-horses id=4

I would like Equestrian>horses to go to animals>horses

Thanks

I had to come up with something similar to handle a master "Template" folder that I copied: each copy had to link to the *relative* page in its hierarchy, so the normal MODx link syntax didn’t work because it links to an absolute URL as you noted.

The solution was a bit ugly, but it worked: it involved using the Ultimate Parent snippet and an output filter:



In the above example page 113 was the parent folder, and 207 was the target page in the hierarchy. This let me copy something like:

www.mysite.com/some-folder/somepage

And end up with links to

www.mysite.com/copied-folder/somepage