What are the benefits of using the URL field type rather than a text field named "URL"?
I did research but only found that they're limited to 255 characters (whereas real URLs are not). I also found many questions about URL fields not handling URLs as the developer expected.
References:
- https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=custom_field_types.htm
- https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api.meta/api/glossary_api.htm?search_text=url
- https://developer.salesforce.com/forums/?id=9060G000000BgnRQAS
- https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs/2018/01/heres-need-know-new-url-format-lightning.html
- https://success.salesforce.com/answers?id=9063A000000pA0UQAU
- https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api.meta/api/field_types.htm