# Adding an outside widget to composer

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-an-outside-widget-to-composer/207563
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [October 29, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-an-outside-widget-to-composer/207563 "2021-10-29T16:39:14Z")
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### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-an-outside-widget-to-composer/207563/5 "2021-10-29T17:56:42Z")

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You might be able to use this in some way (either directly or a forked customisation): [Mentionables](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-mentionables/192948) which uses a special character instead of a composer button.

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