diff --git a/models/repo/repo.go b/models/repo/repo.go
index 5d3753620d991..e7ec93a22a416 100644
--- a/models/repo/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo/repo.go
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) CommitLink(commitID string) (result string) {
 	if commitID == "" || commitID == "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000" {
 		result = ""
 	} else {
-		result = repo.HTMLURL() + "/commit/" + url.PathEscape(commitID)
+		result = repo.Link() + "/commit/" + url.PathEscape(commitID)
 	}
 	return result
 }
diff --git a/modules/context/repo.go b/modules/context/repo.go
index 38c1d84541e92..a38376ff460f1 100644
--- a/modules/context/repo.go
+++ b/modules/context/repo.go
@@ -743,9 +743,9 @@ func RepoAssignment(ctx *Context) (cancel context.CancelFunc) {
 
 	if ctx.FormString("go-get") == "1" {
 		ctx.Data["GoGetImport"] = ComposeGoGetImport(owner.Name, repo.Name)
-		prefix := repo.HTMLURL() + "/src/branch/" + util.PathEscapeSegments(ctx.Repo.BranchName)
-		ctx.Data["GoDocDirectory"] = prefix + "{/dir}"
-		ctx.Data["GoDocFile"] = prefix + "{/dir}/{file}#L{line}"
+		fullURLPrefix := repo.HTMLURL() + "/src/branch/" + util.PathEscapeSegments(ctx.Repo.BranchName)
+		ctx.Data["GoDocDirectory"] = fullURLPrefix + "{/dir}"
+		ctx.Data["GoDocFile"] = fullURLPrefix + "{/dir}/{file}#L{line}"
 	}
 	return cancel
 }
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/actions/actions.go b/routers/web/repo/actions/actions.go
index 146bf27dafd8f..e5496676a9dd3 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/actions/actions.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/actions/actions.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func List(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	ctx.Data["workflows"] = workflows
-	ctx.Data["RepoLink"] = ctx.Repo.Repository.HTMLURL()
+	ctx.Data["RepoLink"] = ctx.Repo.Repository.Link()
 
 	page := ctx.FormInt("page")
 	if page <= 0 {
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue.go b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
index 2193da5110efc..3cd29c2b6d749 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func MustAllowUserComment(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	if issue.IsLocked && !ctx.Repo.CanWriteIssuesOrPulls(issue.IsPull) && !ctx.Doer.IsAdmin {
 		ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("repo.issues.comment_on_locked"))
-		ctx.Redirect(issue.HTMLURL())
+		ctx.Redirect(issue.Link())
 		return
 	}
 }
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ func NewIssueChooseTemplate(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	if len(issueTemplates) == 0 {
 		// The "issues/new" and "issues/new/choose" share the same query parameters "project" and "milestone", if no template here, just redirect to the "issues/new" page with these parameters.
-		ctx.Redirect(fmt.Sprintf("%s/issues/new?%s", ctx.Repo.Repository.HTMLURL(), ctx.Req.URL.RawQuery), http.StatusSeeOther)
+		ctx.Redirect(fmt.Sprintf("%s/issues/new?%s", ctx.Repo.Repository.Link(), ctx.Req.URL.RawQuery), http.StatusSeeOther)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -950,11 +950,11 @@ func DeleteIssue(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	if issue.IsPull {
-		ctx.Redirect(fmt.Sprintf("%s/pulls", ctx.Repo.Repository.HTMLURL()), http.StatusSeeOther)
+		ctx.Redirect(fmt.Sprintf("%s/pulls", ctx.Repo.Repository.Link()), http.StatusSeeOther)
 		return
 	}
 
-	ctx.Redirect(fmt.Sprintf("%s/issues", ctx.Repo.Repository.HTMLURL()), http.StatusSeeOther)
+	ctx.Redirect(fmt.Sprintf("%s/issues", ctx.Repo.Repository.Link()), http.StatusSeeOther)
 }
 
 // ValidateRepoMetas check and returns repository's meta information
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ func ViewIssue(ctx *context.Context) {
 						return
 					}
 					// Add link to the issue of the already running stopwatch
-					ctx.Data["OtherStopwatchURL"] = otherIssue.HTMLURL()
+					ctx.Data["OtherStopwatchURL"] = otherIssue.Link()
 				}
 			}
 			ctx.Data["CanUseTimetracker"] = ctx.Repo.CanUseTimetracker(issue, ctx.Doer)
@@ -2658,7 +2658,7 @@ func NewComment(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	if issue.IsLocked && !ctx.Repo.CanWriteIssuesOrPulls(issue.IsPull) && !ctx.Doer.IsAdmin {
 		ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("repo.issues.comment_on_locked"))
-		ctx.Redirect(issue.HTMLURL())
+		ctx.Redirect(issue.Link())
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -2669,7 +2669,7 @@ func NewComment(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	if ctx.HasError() {
 		ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Data["ErrorMsg"].(string))
-		ctx.Redirect(issue.HTMLURL())
+		ctx.Redirect(issue.Link())
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue_dependency.go b/routers/web/repo/issue_dependency.go
index 41c127be91f30..365d9609d65cc 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue_dependency.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue_dependency.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func AddDependency(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	// Redirect
-	defer ctx.Redirect(issue.HTMLURL())
+	defer ctx.Redirect(issue.Link())
 
 	// Dependency
 	dep, err := issues_model.GetIssueByID(ctx, depID)
@@ -124,5 +124,5 @@ func RemoveDependency(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	// Redirect
-	ctx.Redirect(issue.HTMLURL())
+	ctx.Redirect(issue.Link())
 }
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue_lock.go b/routers/web/repo/issue_lock.go
index 10db968a211e2..08b76e555f112 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue_lock.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue_lock.go
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ func LockIssue(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	if issue.IsLocked {
 		ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("repo.issues.lock_duplicate"))
-		ctx.Redirect(issue.HTMLURL())
+		ctx.Redirect(issue.Link())
 		return
 	}
 
 	if !form.HasValidReason() {
 		ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("repo.issues.lock.unknown_reason"))
-		ctx.Redirect(issue.HTMLURL())
+		ctx.Redirect(issue.Link())
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func LockIssue(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	ctx.Redirect(issue.HTMLURL())
+	ctx.Redirect(issue.Link())
 }
 
 // UnlockIssue unlocks a previously locked issue.
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func UnlockIssue(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	if !issue.IsLocked {
 		ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("repo.issues.unlock_error"))
-		ctx.Redirect(issue.HTMLURL())
+		ctx.Redirect(issue.Link())
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@ func UnlockIssue(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	ctx.Redirect(issue.HTMLURL())
+	ctx.Redirect(issue.Link())
 }
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue_stopwatch.go b/routers/web/repo/issue_stopwatch.go
index d2a7a12a1f898..3d20b08b49504 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue_stopwatch.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue_stopwatch.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func IssueStopwatch(c *context.Context) {
 		c.Flash.Success(c.Tr("repo.issues.tracker_auto_close"))
 	}
 
-	url := issue.HTMLURL()
+	url := issue.Link()
 	c.Redirect(url, http.StatusSeeOther)
 }
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func CancelStopwatch(c *context.Context) {
 		})
 	}
 
-	url := issue.HTMLURL()
+	url := issue.Link()
 	c.Redirect(url, http.StatusSeeOther)
 }
 
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue_timetrack.go b/routers/web/repo/issue_timetrack.go
index 6e9d3673cf9d4..7dc7d0797dc0c 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue_timetrack.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue_timetrack.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func AddTimeManually(c *context.Context) {
 		c.NotFound("CanUseTimetracker", nil)
 		return
 	}
-	url := issue.HTMLURL()
+	url := issue.Link()
 
 	if c.HasError() {
 		c.Flash.Error(c.GetErrMsg())
@@ -83,5 +83,5 @@ func DeleteTime(c *context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	c.Flash.Success(c.Tr("repo.issues.del_time_history", util.SecToTime(t.Time)))
-	c.Redirect(issue.HTMLURL())
+	c.Redirect(issue.Link())
 }
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue_watch.go b/routers/web/repo/issue_watch.go
index c23dbf062291d..1837c2b632c96 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue_watch.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue_watch.go
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ func IssueWatch(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	ctx.Redirect(issue.HTMLURL())
+	ctx.Redirect(issue.Link())
 }
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/pull_review.go b/routers/web/repo/pull_review.go
index 9f4cdde864b64..d43a786c56680 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/pull_review.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/pull_review.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func CreateCodeComment(ctx *context.Context) {
 		renderConversation(ctx, comment)
 		return
 	}
-	ctx.Redirect(comment.HTMLURL())
+	ctx.Redirect(comment.Link())
 }
 
 // UpdateResolveConversation add or remove an Conversation resolved mark
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/release.go b/routers/web/repo/release.go
index 5204b5fd0075f..e969fdc5ab377 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/release.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/release.go
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func LatestRelease(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	ctx.Redirect(release.HTMLURL())
+	ctx.Redirect(release.Link())
 }
 
 // NewRelease render creating or edit release page
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/repo.go b/routers/web/repo/repo.go
index 0a51dfa73325f..9f2add1fe6de6 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/repo.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/repo.go
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func acceptOrRejectRepoTransfer(ctx *context.Context, accept bool) error {
 		ctx.Flash.Success(ctx.Tr("repo.settings.transfer.rejected"))
 	}
 
-	ctx.Redirect(ctx.Repo.Repository.HTMLURL())
+	ctx.Redirect(ctx.Repo.Repository.Link())
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/search.go b/routers/web/repo/search.go
index 137f38d40913a..a043198472ae6 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/search.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/search.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func Search(ctx *context.Context) {
 		ctx.Data["CodeIndexerUnavailable"] = !code_indexer.IsAvailable()
 	}
 
-	ctx.Data["SourcePath"] = ctx.Repo.Repository.HTMLURL()
+	ctx.Data["SourcePath"] = ctx.Repo.Repository.Link()
 	ctx.Data["SearchResults"] = searchResults
 	ctx.Data["SearchResultLanguages"] = searchResultLanguages
 
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/view.go b/routers/web/repo/view.go
index f314902374c38..70f2a941be838 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/view.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/view.go
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func renderReadmeFile(ctx *context.Context, readmeFile *namedBlob, readmeTreelin
 
 	if fInfo.isLFSFile {
 		filenameBase64 := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(readmeFile.name))
-		ctx.Data["RawFileLink"] = fmt.Sprintf("%s.git/info/lfs/objects/%s/%s", ctx.Repo.Repository.HTMLURL(), url.PathEscape(fInfo.lfsMeta.Oid), url.PathEscape(filenameBase64))
+		ctx.Data["RawFileLink"] = fmt.Sprintf("%s.git/info/lfs/objects/%s/%s", ctx.Repo.Repository.Link(), url.PathEscape(fInfo.lfsMeta.Oid), url.PathEscape(filenameBase64))
 	}
 
 	if !fInfo.isTextFile {
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ func Home(ctx *context.Context) {
 		}
 
 		ctx.Data["EnableFeed"] = true
-		ctx.Data["FeedURL"] = ctx.Repo.Repository.HTMLURL()
+		ctx.Data["FeedURL"] = ctx.Repo.Repository.Link()
 	}
 
 	checkHomeCodeViewable(ctx)
diff --git a/routers/web/user/package.go b/routers/web/user/package.go
index ed4f0dd79727e..a9acc5281feea 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/package.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/package.go
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ func PackageSettingsPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 			ctx.Flash.Success(ctx.Tr("packages.settings.delete.success"))
 		}
 
-		ctx.Redirect(ctx.Package.Owner.HTMLURL() + "/-/packages")
+		ctx.Redirect(ctx.Package.Owner.HomeLink() + "/-/packages")
 		return
 	}
 }
diff --git a/routers/web/user/profile.go b/routers/web/user/profile.go
index 0e342991d616b..4f0a816569bb9 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/profile.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/profile.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func Profile(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	// advertise feed via meta tag
-	ctx.Data["FeedURL"] = ctx.ContextUser.HTMLURL()
+	ctx.Data["FeedURL"] = ctx.ContextUser.HomeLink()
 
 	// Show OpenID URIs
 	openIDs, err := user_model.GetUserOpenIDs(ctx.ContextUser.ID)
diff --git a/services/actions/commit_status.go b/services/actions/commit_status.go
index c17f8ef1534ac..efb5ec6d44a3c 100644
--- a/services/actions/commit_status.go
+++ b/services/actions/commit_status.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func CreateCommitStatus(ctx context.Context, job *actions_model.ActionRunJob) er
 		Creator: creator,
 		CommitStatus: &git_model.CommitStatus{
 			SHA:         sha,
-			TargetURL:   run.HTMLURL(),
+			TargetURL:   run.Link(),
 			Description: "",
 			Context:     ctxname,
 			CreatorID:   payload.Pusher.ID,