How do I use absolute_url/relative_url in combination with link?

[jameshfisher]

Steps to reproduce

{% link /assets/some_asset.png | absolute_url %}

Expected behavior

It embeds an absolute link to /assets/some_asset.png.

Actual behavior

Liquid Exception: Could not find document '/assets/some_asset.png | absolute_url' in tag 'link'. Make sure the document exists and the path is correct. in /_layouts/default.html
...error:
             Error: Could not find document '/assets/some_asset.png | absolute_url' in tag 'link'. Make sure the document exists and the path is correct.
             Error: Run jekyll build --trace for more information.

[DirtyF]

Duplicate of #5682

[ashmaroli]

@jameshfisher As mentioned in our docs for this filter, one cannot use liquid filters with this tag (as of current releases.)

[ashmaroli]

Workaround

Simply capture the path before-hand using the link tag and then proceed to using Jekyll's URL Filters

{% capture page_link %}{% link assets/some_asset.png %}{% endcapture %}
{{ page_link | absolute_url }}

Notes:

• Variables created through {% capture %} are always strings.
• link is a sensitive tag. It'll abort processing the site if the requested file doesn't exist.
• you cannot link to a document in a collection with output: false