# Auto-replace text with link to topic

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [June 17, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-replace-text-with-link-to-topic/194134 "2021-06-17T00:05:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 17, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-replace-text-with-link-to-topic/194134/1 "2021-06-17T00:05:57Z")

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I was hoping to use the auto-replace to take concept words and phrases and auto-link them to topics. Like

EFT Tapping

would link to a topic on that. However, if I use markdown or HTML in the replacement text, it ends up being visible – not rendered.

Did I miss something? Or does the replace with a link really mean that the word google would be replaced with the link:

> If you want search google you can

can become

> If you want to search [https://google.com](https://google.com) you can

but can’t become

> If you want to search [google](https://google.com) you can

Am I correct?

Thanks!

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