function Format-Url {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
  Removes preceeding http(s) prefixes and trailing slashes from URLs

.DESCRIPTION
  Removes preceeding http(s) prefixes and trailing slashes from URLs.  Does not break down to the host name alone

.PARAMETER url
  [string] The URL to Clean

.EXAMPLE
  Format-Url "https://foo.bar.com/"

foo.bar.com
#>
    [CmdletBinding()]
    [OutputType([System.String])]
    Param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [String]$url
    )

    $logLead = (Get-LogLeadName)
    [Regex]$urlCleanerRegex = "^http(s)?:\/\/|\/$"

    Write-Verbose "$logLead : Cleaning URL $url with regex $urlCleanerRegex"

    if (!($urlCleanerRegex.IsMatch($url.Trim()))) {

        Write-Host "$logLead : URL $url Doesn't Need Cleaning."
        return $url
    }

    $cleansedUrl = $urlCleanerRegex.Replace($url.Trim(), "") | Select-Object -First 1
    Write-Verbose "$logLead : Cleansed URL is: $cleansedUrl"

    return $cleansedUrl
}

Set-Alias -name Clean-Url -value Format-Url;