# Auto-Linkify Words **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-linkify-words/82193 **Category:** Theme component **Tags:** official, linkify-words **Created:** [March 5, 2018, 7:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-linkify-words/82193 "2018-03-05T07:16:06Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 234
### Author: ![RBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy) #### Post date: [October 5, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-linkify-words/82193/234 "2023-10-05T21:33:29Z")
> [@sam](#): > > I would like to clarify first, why are users using the component vs built in watched words? Likely because folks don’t know, I got referred to this post looking for solution to [link search words to topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linked-forcing-search-keywords-to-specific-topics-posts/281205) and my default reaction was to install this component. I didn’t even realize that `watched words` existed. It’s so cool how much I learn about discourse every time I try to optimize it. If you’re okay I’m going to edit the first post to let folks know that watched words exist and may be an out of box fit. Also this theme is marked as official so if it’s a duplicate of `watched words` maybe consider depreciating it or indicating it on the first post. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-linkify-words/82193)._