# Documentatie voor stille links

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-silent-internal-links-by-appending-silent-true/381536
**Category:** Users
**Created:** [4 september 2025 om 08:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-silent-internal-links-by-appending-silent-true/381536 "2025-09-04T08:07:40Z")
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### Author: ![thoka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/thoka/32/115652_2.png) [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)
#### Post date: [4 september 2025 om 08:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-silent-internal-links-by-appending-silent-true/381536/1 "2025-09-04T08:07:40Z")

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A **silent link** is any Discourse link with `?silent=true` added to its URL. When used, this suppresses notifications for the author of the linked post or topic.

**How to use:**  
Add `?silent=true` to the end of your topic or post link.  
Example:

```plaintext
https://yoursite.com/t/topic-title/123?silent=true

```

## Benefits for Documentation Index Files

Including silent links in documentation index topics and knowledge bases is highly recommended for several reasons:

- **Prevents Notification Spam:**  
Frequent documentation links (e.g., common guides from index or summary topics) can generate unnecessary notifications for authors. Using silent links ensures authors aren’t overwhelmed by repeated, automated notifications.
- **Improves Usability:**  
Users get direct access to reference material without unintended side effects. This is especially important in knowledge bases or FAQs where many users may click or auto-link the same content regularly.
- **Enhances Clean Communication:**  
Facilitates easy navigation for users while keeping notification streams clean for your contributors and moderators.
- **Essential for Internal/Automated Linking:**  
When using features like Watched Words (link) or automated curation scripts, silent links let you build rich, interconnected documentation without accidentally pinging authors every time their content is referenced.
- **Professional Documentation Experience:**  
Demonstrates attention to user and staff experience, supporting best practices for larger or growing communities.

### References

- [Disable notifications for watched words link - Feature discussion and workaround](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-notifications-for-watched-words-link/285321)
- [Silent link seems can’t handle #anchor links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/silent-link-seems-cant-handle-anchor-links/294363)
- [Using Discourse Index (General Documentation Index Patterns)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-index/308031)

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