diff --git a/code/boot.js b/code/boot.js
index a881f8e0..5cab4e63 100644
--- a/code/boot.js
+++ b/code/boot.js
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ window.setupPlayerStat = function() {
     + '<h2 title="'+t+'">'+level+'&nbsp;'
     + '<div id="name">'
     + '<span class="'+cls+'">'+PLAYER.nickname+'</span>'
-    + '<a href="https://www.ingress.com/_ah/logout?continue=https://www.google.com/accounts/Logout%3Fcontinue%3Dhttps://appengine.google.com/_ah/logout%253Fcontinue%253Dhttps://www.ingress.com/intel%26service%3Dah" id="signout">sign out</a>'
+    + '<a href="/_ah/logout?continue=https://www.google.com/accounts/Logout%3Fcontinue%3Dhttps://appengine.google.com/_ah/logout%253Fcontinue%253Dhttps://www.ingress.com/intel%26service%3Dah" id="signout">sign out</a>'
     + '</div>'
     + '<div id="stats">'
     + '<sup>XM: '+xmRatio+'%</sup>'
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ try { console.log('Loading included JS now'); } catch(e) {}
 
 try { console.log('done loading included JS'); } catch(e) {}
 
+//note: no protocol - so uses http or https as used on the current page
 var JQUERY = 'https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js';
 var JQUERYUI = 'https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.10.0/jquery-ui.min.js';
 
diff --git a/code/chat.js b/code/chat.js
index f6716a0d..ccdb0fbd 100644
--- a/code/chat.js
+++ b/code/chat.js
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ window.chat.writeDataToHash = function(newData, storageHash, isPublicChannel) {
 
       case 'PORTAL':
         var latlng = [markup[1].latE6/1E6, markup[1].lngE6/1E6];
-        var perma = 'https://ingress.com/intel?latE6='+markup[1].latE6+'&lngE6='+markup[1].lngE6+'&z=17&pguid='+markup[1].guid;
+        var perma = '/intel?latE6='+markup[1].latE6+'&lngE6='+markup[1].lngE6+'&z=17&pguid='+markup[1].guid;
         var js = 'window.zoomToAndShowPortal(\''+markup[1].guid+'\', ['+latlng[0]+', '+latlng[1]+']);return false';
 
         msg += '<a onclick="'+js+'"'
diff --git a/code/portal_detail_display.js b/code/portal_detail_display.js
index c8b6c86f..333c5f7e 100644
--- a/code/portal_detail_display.js
+++ b/code/portal_detail_display.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ window.renderPortalDetails = function(guid) {
 
   var lat = d.locationE6.latE6;
   var lng = d.locationE6.lngE6;
-  var perma = 'https://ingress.com/intel?latE6='+lat+'&lngE6='+lng+'&z=17&pguid='+guid;
+  var perma = '/intel?latE6='+lat+'&lngE6='+lng+'&z=17&pguid='+guid;
   var imgTitle = 'title="'+getPortalDescriptionFromDetails(d)+'\n\nClick to show full image."';
   var poslinks = 'window.showPortalPosLinks('+lat/1E6+','+lng/1E6+',\'' + d.portalV2.descriptiveText.TITLE + '\')';
   var postcard = 'Send in a postcard. Will put it online after receiving. Address:\\n\\nStefan Breunig\\nINF 305 – R045\\n69120 Heidelberg\\nGermany';
diff --git a/code/utils_misc.js b/code/utils_misc.js
index 57f33a6d..f97ffdf6 100644
--- a/code/utils_misc.js
+++ b/code/utils_misc.js
@@ -59,10 +59,7 @@ window.postAjax = function(action, data, success, error) {
   var remove = function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) { window.requests.remove(jqXHR); };
   var errCnt = function(jqXHR) { window.failedRequestCount++; window.requests.remove(jqXHR); };
   var result = $.ajax({
-    // use full URL to avoid issues depending on how people set their
-    // slash. See:
-    // https://github.com/breunigs/ingress-intel-total-conversion/issues/56
-    url: window.location.protocol + '//www.ingress.com/rpc/dashboard.'+action,
+    url: '/rpc/dashboard.'+action,
     type: 'POST',
     data: data,
     dataType: 'json',
@@ -261,7 +258,7 @@ window.setPermaLink = function(elm) {
   var lat = Math.round(c.lat*1E6);
   var lng = Math.round(c.lng*1E6);
   var qry = 'latE6='+lat+'&lngE6='+lng+'&z=' + (map.getZoom()-1);
-  $(elm).attr('href',  'https://www.ingress.com/intel?' + qry);
+  $(elm).attr('href',  '/intel?' + qry);
 }
 
 window.uniqueArray = function(arr) {
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 3b8a0fda..b403b517 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].innerHTML = ''
   + '<style>@@INCLUDESTRING:style.css@@</style>'
   + '<style>@@INCLUDESTRING:external/leaflet.css@@</style>'
 //note: smartphone.css injection moved into code/smartphone.js
-  + '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Coda"/>';
+  + '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Coda"/>';
 
 document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].innerHTML = ''
   + '<div id="map">Loading, please wait</div>'
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ window.RANGE_INDICATOR_COLOR = 'red'
 window.PORTAL_RADIUS_ENLARGE_MOBILE = 5;
 
 
-window.DEFAULT_PORTAL_IMG = 'https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/ingress/img/default-portal-image.png';
+window.DEFAULT_PORTAL_IMG = '//commondatastorage.googleapis.com/ingress/img/default-portal-image.png';
 window.NOMINATIM = 'http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?format=json&limit=1&q=';
 
 // INGRESS CONSTANTS /////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/plugins/ap-list.user.js b/plugins/ap-list.user.js
index fffce8db..c8a4d575 100644
--- a/plugins/ap-list.user.js
+++ b/plugins/ap-list.user.js
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ window.plugin.apList.getPortalLink = function(portal) {
   var latlng = [portal.locationE6.latE6/1E6, portal.locationE6.lngE6/1E6].join();
   var jsSingleClick = 'window.plugin.apList.selectPortal(\''+portal.guid+'\');return false';
   var jsDoubleClick = 'window.zoomToAndShowPortal(\''+portal.guid+'\', ['+latlng+']);return false';
-  var perma = 'https://ingress.com/intel?latE6='+portal.locationE6.latE6
+  var perma = '/intel?latE6='+portal.locationE6.latE6
             +'&lngE6='+portal.locationE6.lngE6+'&z=17&pguid='+portal.guid;
   //Use Jquery to create the link, which escape characters in TITLE and ADDRESS of portal
   var a = $('<a>',{
diff --git a/plugins/portals-list.user.js b/plugins/portals-list.user.js
index 7da32e3a..a160c371 100644
--- a/plugins/portals-list.user.js
+++ b/plugins/portals-list.user.js
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ window.plugin.portalslist.exportKML = function(){
             // description contain picture of the portal, address and link to the Intel map
             var description = '<![CDATA['
             + '<div><table><tr><td><img style="width:100px" src="' + portal.img + '"></td><td>' + portal.address 
-            + '<br><a href="https://ingress.com/intel?latE6=' + portal.lat*1E6 + '&lngE6=' + portal.lng*1E6 + '&z=17">Link to Intel Map</a></td></tr></table>'
+            + '<br><a href="https://www.ingress.com/intel?latE6=' + portal.lat*1E6 + '&lngE6=' + portal.lng*1E6 + '&z=17">Link to Intel Map</a></td></tr></table>'
             + ']]>';
             
             kml += '<Placemark><name>L' + Math.floor(portal.level) + ' - ' + portal.name + '</name>'
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ window.plugin.portalslist.getPortalLink = function(portal,guid) {
     var latlng = [portal.locationE6.latE6/1E6, portal.locationE6.lngE6/1E6].join();
     var jsSingleClick = 'window.renderPortalDetails(\''+guid+'\');return false';
     var jsDoubleClick = 'window.zoomToAndShowPortal(\''+guid+'\', ['+latlng+']);return false';
-    var perma = 'https://ingress.com/intel?latE6='+portal.locationE6.latE6+'&lngE6='+portal.locationE6.lngE6+'&z=17&pguid='+guid;
+    var perma = '/intel?latE6='+portal.locationE6.latE6+'&lngE6='+portal.locationE6.lngE6+'&z=17&pguid='+guid;
     
     //Use Jquery to create the link, which escape characters in TITLE and ADDRESS of portal
     var a = $('<a>',{