Sitecore LinkManager url encoded - sitecore

Question

This seems trivial, yet I can't find an existing answer online...
I'm using Sitecore and I have configured it to use an item's display name to generate its url (using the "useDisplayName" setting).
Now, when I have an item with display name "Test, with commä"
I would expect Sitecore's LinkManager to provide me with a valid URL:
/nl-NL/ContentPage/Test%2C-with-comm%C3%A4
However, it gives me an URL with the invalid characters not encoded:
/nl-NL/ContentPage/Test,-with-commä
Now I know I can make exceptions for specific characters, but that's not the point. I'd like Sitecore to remove ANY illegal URL characters with their encoded counterparts.
Isn't there a setting or a simple way to achieve this?

Answer 1

Unfortunately Sitecore does not support encoding url parts in a way you want it.
And encodeNames="true" only tells Sitecore to use what is configured in encodeNameReplacements setting.
You have 2 options:
Contact with Sitecore Support and tell them about this bug.
Override LinkProvider class and encode urls:
public class CustomLinkProvider : Sitecore.Links.LinkProvider
{
public override string GetItemUrl(Item item, UrlOptions options)
{
var itemUrl = base.GetItemUrl(item, options);
// your code to encode the url
return itemUrl;
}
}
<configuration xmlns:patch="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/">
<sitecore>
<linkManager>
<providers>
<add name="sitecore">
<patch:attribute name="type">My.Assembly.Namespace.CustomLinkProvider,My.Assembly</patch:attribute>
</add>
</providers>
</linkManager>
</sitecore>
</configuration>