diff --git a/conferences/index.php b/conferences/index.php
index 14daf183c..1bb5cdc55 100644
--- a/conferences/index.php
+++ b/conferences/index.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ $panels = '<p class="prepend"><a href="https://wiki.php.net/conferences">Want to
 
 
 foreach($frontpage as $entry) {
-    $link = substr($entry["id"], 15); // Strip http://php.net/
+    $link = preg_replace('~^(http://php.net/|https://www.php.net/)~', '', $entry["id"]);
     $id   = parse_url($entry["id"], PHP_URL_FRAGMENT);
     $date = date_format(date_create($entry["updated"]), 'Y-m-d');
     $content .= '<div class="newsentry">';
diff --git a/include/layout.inc b/include/layout.inc
index 4ef1de670..82c3d11bb 100644
--- a/include/layout.inc
+++ b/include/layout.inc
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ function get_news_changes()
 
     $date->modify("+1 week");
     if ($date->getTimestamp() > $_SERVER["REQUEST_TIME"]) {
-        $link = substr($NEWS_ENTRIES[0]["link"][0]["href"], 14); // Strip http://php.net
+        $link = preg_replace('~^(http://php.net/|https://www.php.net/)~', '', $NEWS_ENTRIES[0]["link"][0]["href"]);
         $title = $NEWS_ENTRIES[0]["title"];
         return "<a href='{$link}'>{$title}</a>";
     }