diff --git a/agent_based/curl.py b/agent_based/curl.py
index cc80a53bdc5850ff0bbf2f712bc2567c28c393e1..2d88a7c0498cb517ba4c4cb4af410a265cd663c9 100644
--- a/agent_based/curl.py
+++ b/agent_based/curl.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # 2022-03-18: added regex pattern match
 # 2022-03-22: added curl_error_code_to_ignore and http_error_code_to_ignore options
 # 2022-04-06: removed .replace('://', ': //'))  from json.loads() so service name is without space
-#
+# 2022-04-26: made http(s) URLs clickable
 
 # Example output from agent:
 #
@@ -267,7 +267,12 @@ def check_curl(item, params, section: Dict[str, Any]) -> CheckResult:
         ('referer', 'Referer'),
     ]:
         if _data['data'].get(key):
-            value = _data['data'][key].replace('://', ': //')  # ugly workaround to stop cmk from replacing the url
+            value = _data['data'][key]
+            if value.startswith('http'):
+                if params.get('clickable_url'):
+                    value = f'<a href={value} target="blank">{value}</a>'
+                else:
+                    value = f'{value.replace("://", ": //")}'   # ugly workaround to stop cmk from replacing the url
             yield Result(state=State.OK, notice=f'{label}: {value}')
 
     if curl_error_code != 0:
diff --git a/agents/bakery/curl.py b/agents/bakery/curl.py
index 8360d632aeedb86ec6924269f8a15e273adb112c..50f3ac01cba327cba5ddbbbd0ee29a2b382091a0 100755
--- a/agents/bakery/curl.py
+++ b/agents/bakery/curl.py
@@ -51,11 +51,10 @@
 # 2022-04-10: added deployment of cURL executables
 #             no separate WATO rules per OS necessary anymore
 #             reworked to make scalable for multiple OSs (THX to andreas.doehler[at]gmail[dot]com)
-#             removed data adjustments between default and per url settings after WATO rework
 #
 
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List, Dict, Any
+from typing import List, Tuple, Dict, Any
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from cmk.utils import (
@@ -180,8 +179,8 @@ def get_curl_files(conf) -> FileGenerator:
             _headers = []
 
             # filter options
-            _options.append(f'--head') if url_settings.get('get_header_only') else None
-            _options.append(f'--compressed') if url_settings.get('compressed') else None
+            _options.append(url_settings['get_header_only']) if url_settings.get('get_header_only') else None
+            _options.append(url_settings['compressed']) if url_settings.get('compressed') else None
             _options.append(f'--max-time {url_settings["max_time"]}') if url_settings.get('max_time') else None
             _options.append(f'--speed-time {url_settings["speed_time"]}') if url_settings.get('speed_time') else None
             _options.append(f'--connect-timeout {url_settings["connect_timeout"]}') if url_settings.get('connect_timeout') else None
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ def get_curl_files(conf) -> FileGenerator:
 
             if url_settings.get('advanced_settings'):
                 allow_beast, cr2lf, no_apln, no_buffering, no_npn, no_sessionid, no_keepalive, \
-                    path_as_is, tcp_fastopen, tcp_nodelay = url_settings['advanced_settings']
+                path_as_is, tcp_fastopen, tcp_nodelay = url_settings['advanced_settings']
 
                 _options.append(f'--ssl-allow-beast') if allow_beast else None
                 _options.append(f'--crlf') if cr2lf else None
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ def get_curl_files(conf) -> FileGenerator:
                         _options.append(f'--ftp-pret') if send_pret else None
                         _options.append(f'--ftp-skip-pasv-ip') if skip_ip else None
                     else:
-                        no_send_eprt, active_address = ftp_mode[1]
+                        no_send_eprt, active_address = ftp_options[1]
                         _options.append(f'--disable-eprt') if no_send_eprt else None
                         _options.append(f'--ftp-port {active_address}') if active_address else None
                 if ftp_options.get('ftp_ssl_control'):
@@ -335,7 +334,7 @@ def get_curl_files(conf) -> FileGenerator:
                 except ValueError:  # 2022-03-23: added ssh settings
                     insecure, ocsp, no_revoke, cert_chain, pub_md5, pub_sha256, pub_key = url_settings['cert_verify']
 
-                _options.append(f'--insecure') if insecure else None
+                _options.append(f'--insecure')  if insecure else None
                 _options.append(f'--cert-status') if ocsp else None
                 _options.append(f'--ssl-no-revoke') if no_revoke else None
                 _options.append(f'--hostpubmd5 {pub_md5}') if pub_md5 else None
diff --git a/curl.mkp b/curl.mkp
index 4ca1c975b086b2dad4e2dadc997cff0324fa258a..933bf2ad422fab97d505f1a5703c3b51c058f020 100644
Binary files a/curl.mkp and b/curl.mkp differ
diff --git a/packages/curl b/packages/curl
index fee221aa2f8b180d129a0d90a3139932a3a5c7f4..cd74d0b09c56e79950068be5f53c8460bba7e469 100644
--- a/packages/curl
+++ b/packages/curl
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  'name': 'curl',
  'num_files': 6,
  'title': 'cURL agent plugin',
- 'version': '20220411.v0.1.7',
+ 'version': '20220426.v0.1.8a',
  'version.min_required': '2.0.0',
  'version.packaged': '2021.09.20',
  'version.usable_until': None}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/plugins/wato/curl.py b/web/plugins/wato/curl.py
index d24e839fb84c0a194b5b6c9678a8e32c489d1e2f..6a5fce54c8ad690a70ce6c3dd7c9d996e64fb3bd 100644
--- a/web/plugins/wato/curl.py
+++ b/web/plugins/wato/curl.py
@@ -67,35 +67,34 @@
 # 2022-03-28: added options --mail-auth, --mail-from, --mail-rcpt, --mail-rcpt-allowfails, --crlf, --upload-file (SMTP)
 # 2022-04-10: added options to deploy cURL executable, no separate rules for curl and curl executable anymore
 #             windows/linux summarized under on option, no separate WATO rules per OS necessary anymore
-#             replaced most CascadingDropdown with Alternative to avoid the need for adusting default and url settings
-#             in the bakery
-# 2020-04-11: fixed user-agent per url (changed from CascadingDropdown to Alternative)
+# 2022-04-26: added check option clickable_url
+#             clarified option 'Don\'t verify certificate/pub key', 'Don\'t stop at verify errors (certificate/pub key)'
 #
 
 import ipaddress
 from cmk.gui.i18n import _
 from cmk.gui.exceptions import MKUserError
 from cmk.gui.valuespec import (
-    Age,
-    Alternative,
-    CAorCAChain,
-    CascadingDropdown,
-    Checkbox,
     Dictionary,
-    DropdownChoice,
+    ListOf,
+    CascadingDropdown,
+    TextUnicode,
     FixedValue,
-    Foldable,
     Integer,
-    ListOf,
-    ListOfStrings,
+    Tuple,
+    DropdownChoice,
     MonitoringState,
-    Optional,
+    ListOfStrings,
     TextInput,
-    TextUnicode,
+    Checkbox,
     Transform,
-    Tuple,
-    UploadOrPasteTextFile,
+    CAorCAChain,
+    Optional,
+    Foldable,
+    Age,
     # Url,
+    UploadOrPasteTextFile,
+    Alternative,
 )
 from cmk.gui.plugins.wato import (
     rulespec_registry,
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ from cmk.gui.cee.plugins.wato.agent_bakery.rulespecs.utils import (
     RulespecGroupMonitoringAgentsAgentPlugins,
 )
 
-bakery_plugin_version = '20220410.v0.0.7'
+bakery_plugin_version = '20220426.v0.0.8'
 
 # unsafe characters https://www.tutorialspoint.com/html/html_url_encoding.htm
 forbidden_chars = '"<>#%{}|\^~[]` \''
@@ -140,6 +139,13 @@ _limits_no_transform = [
 ]
 
 _curl_check_elements = [
+    ('clickable_url',
+     FixedValue(
+         True,
+         title=_('Render clickable URLs for HTTP/HTTPS (see Inline help)'),
+         totext=_(''),
+         help=_('Needs "Escape HTML in service output" rule or in Global settings enabled to work.')
+     )),
     ('state_item_not_found',
      MonitoringState(
          default_value=1,
@@ -361,7 +367,8 @@ _option_verify_remote_host = ('cert_verify',
                                   Tuple(
                                       title='Configure verification of remote host (certificate/pub key)',
                                       elements=[
-                                          Checkbox('Don\'t verify certificate/pub key'),
+                                          # Checkbox('Don\'t verify certificate/pub key'),
+                                          Checkbox('Don\'t stop at verify errors (certificate/pub key)'),
                                           Checkbox('Use OCSP to check certificate status'),
                                           Checkbox('Disable cert revocation checks (WinSSL)'),
                                           Optional(Foldable(CAorCAChain()), label='Certificate to verify against', ),
@@ -392,8 +399,7 @@ _option_regex_response = ('regex_response',
                               elements=[
                                   TextUnicode(
                                       label=_('Regular expression'),
-                                      placeholder=_('If empty regex search will be disabled'),
-                                      size=70,
+                                      placeholder=_('If empty regex search will be disabled')
                                   ),
                                   Checkbox('Case insensitive'),
                                   Checkbox('Multiline string matching'),
@@ -419,17 +425,17 @@ _option_advanced_settings = ('advanced_settings',
 
 _options_get_header_only = ('get_header_only',
                             FixedValue(
-                                True,
-                                # help=_('cURL will will only download headers. Implements the "--head" option'),
+                                '--head',
                                 title=_('Get header only'),
-                                totext=_(''),
+                                totext=_('Only headers will be downloaded'),
+                                help=_('cURL will will only download headers. Implements the "--head" option'),
                             ))
 _url_get_header_only = ('get_header_only',
-                        Alternative(
+                        DropdownChoice(
                             title=_('Get Header only'),
-                            elements=[
-                                _options_get_header_only[1],
-                                FixedValue(None, title=_('Get the hole document'), totext=_('')),
+                            choices=[
+                                ('--head', _('Get header only')),
+                                ('', _('Get the hole document')),
                             ],
                         ))
 
@@ -480,12 +486,8 @@ _option_auth_priv_key = ('priv_key_auth',
                                      title=_('Pass phrase'),
                                      allow_empty=False,
                                  ),
-                                 Foldable(
-                                     UploadOrPasteTextFile(
-                                         title='Private key',
-                                         file_title='Private key (PEM)'
-                                     ),
-                                     title='Private key'),
+                                 Foldable(UploadOrPasteTextFile(title='Private key', file_title='Private key (PEM)'),
+                                          title='Private key'),
                              ]
                          ))
 _option_auth = ('user_auth',
@@ -530,6 +532,7 @@ _option_proxy_server = ('proxy_server',
                             ],
                             orientation='horizontal',
                         ))
+
 _option_proxy_auth = ('proxy_auth',
                       Tuple(
                           title=_('Proxy authentication'),
@@ -561,6 +564,7 @@ _option_proxy_auth = ('proxy_auth',
                                   ]),
                           ],
                       ))
+
 _options_proxy = ('http_proxy',
                   Alternative(
                       title=_('Configure proxy server'),
@@ -672,7 +676,7 @@ _option_ftp_settings = ('ftp_settings',
                                     ('ftp_create_dirs', FixedValue(
                                         True,
                                         title=_('Create remote dir(s)'),
-                                        totext=_('')
+                                        totext=_('enabled')
                                     )),
                                     ('ftp_change_cwd_method', DropdownChoice(
                                         title=_('Change working directory method'),
@@ -733,17 +737,17 @@ _option_ftp_settings = ('ftp_settings',
                                     ('compressed_ssh', FixedValue(
                                         True,
                                         title=_('Enable ssh compression'),
-                                        totext=_(''),
+                                        totext=_('enabled'),
                                     )),
                                     ('list_only', FixedValue(
                                         True,
                                         title=_('Enable list only'),
-                                        totext=_(''),
+                                        totext=_('enabled'),
                                     )),
                                     ('use_ascii', FixedValue(
                                         True,
                                         title=_('Enable ASCII transfer'),
-                                        totext=_(''),
+                                        totext=_('enabled'),
                                     )),
                                 ],
                             ),
@@ -850,7 +854,7 @@ _option_mail_settings = ('mail_settings',
                                      ('mail_rpct_allowfail', FixedValue(
                                          True,
                                          title=_('Allow some mail to addresses to fail'),
-                                         totext=_('')
+                                         totext=_('enabled')
                                      ))
                                  ]
                              ),
@@ -880,7 +884,7 @@ _option_api_key_header = ('api_key_header',
                           ))
 _url_api_key_header = ('api_key_header',
                        Alternative(
-                           title=_('Override API key header'),
+                           title=_('Set API key header'),
                            elements=[
                                _option_api_key_header[1],
                                FixedValue(None, title=_('Don\'t configure an API key header'), totext=_('')),
@@ -1063,11 +1067,13 @@ _option_user_agent = ('user_agent',
                           forbidden_chars='"|'
                       ))
 _url_user_agent = ('user_agent',
-                   Alternative(
-                       title=_('Override user agent'),
-                       elements=[
-                           _option_user_agent[1],
-                           FixedValue(None, title=_('Don\'t configure a user agent'), totext=_('')),
+                   CascadingDropdown(
+                       title=_('Set user agent'),
+                       sorted=False,
+                       choices=[
+                           ('user_agent', _('Override default user agent'),
+                            _option_user_agent[1],),
+                           ('', _('Don\'t configure a user agent')),
                        ],
                    ))
 
@@ -1090,20 +1096,20 @@ _url_referer = ('referer',
 
 _options_compressed = ('compressed',
                        FixedValue(
-                           True,
+                           '--compressed',
                            title=_('Request compressed response'),
-                           totext=_(''),
+                           totext=_('Request compressed response enabled'),
                        ))
 _url_compressed = ('compressed',
-                   Alternative(
+                   DropdownChoice(
                        title=_('Request compressed response'),
-                       elements=[
-                           _options_compressed[1],
-                           FixedValue(None, title=_('Don\'t Request compressed response'), totext=_('')),
+                       choices=[
+                           ('--compressed', _('Request compressed response')),
+                           ('', _('Don\'t Request compressed response')),
                        ],
                    ))
 
-_options_post = ('post_binary',
+_option_post = ('post_binary',
                 Tuple(
                     title=_('Send HTTP POST data'),
                     elements=[
@@ -1123,14 +1129,6 @@ _options_post = ('post_binary',
                         ),
                     ]
                 ))
-_url_post = ('post_binary',
-             Alternative(
-                 title=_('Override send HTTP POST data'),
-                 elements=[
-                     _options_post[1],
-                     FixedValue(None, title='Don\'t send HTTP POST data', totext=_('')),
-                 ]
-             ))
 
 _option_url_settings = ('url_settings',
                         Foldable(
@@ -1144,7 +1142,7 @@ _option_url_settings = ('url_settings',
                                     _url_get_header_only,
                                     _option_regex_response,
                                     _url_compressed,
-                                    _url_post,
+                                    _option_post,
                                     _url_api_key_header,
                                     _url_referer,
                                     _url_request_headers,
@@ -1227,7 +1225,7 @@ _option_default_settings = ('default_settings',
                                         _options_get_header_only,
                                         _option_regex_response,
                                         _options_compressed,
-                                        _options_post,
+                                        _option_post,
                                         _option_api_key_header,
                                         _option_referer,
                                         _option_request_headers,