[JQUERY SNIPPET] Replace any URL on your page with a clickable link

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$.fn.replaceUrl = function() {
var regexp = /((ftp|http|https):\/\/(\w+:{0,1}\w*@)?(\S+)(:[0-9]+)?(\/|\/([\w#!:.?+=&%@!\-\/]))?)/gi;
this.each(function() {
$(this).html(
$(this).html().replace(regexp,'<a href="$1">$1</a>‘)
);
});
return $(this);
}

$('p').replaceUrl();