# Automatic cross-links

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-cross-links/301224
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [March 27, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-cross-links/301224 "2024-03-27T21:44:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Thomas\_DC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Thomas\_DC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_DC)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-cross-links/301224/1 "2024-03-27T21:44:56Z")

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Hi 🙂

(I’m not sure about what exactly a featured-link, and if it’s the right tag for that.)

Seeing [JammyDodger’s cross-link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-emoji-auto-complete-per-user/300623/7), I thought:

Why not make automatic cross-links, like many bug-trackers for example?

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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-cross-links/301224/2 "2024-03-27T21:54:55Z")

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> [@Thomas\_DC](#):
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> featured-link

> [@Start a topic by pasting a link (like Reddit)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-a-topic-by-pasting-a-link-like-reddit/54071):
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> We looked over the checked in work with @neil and are going to make it work this way, which I think is much simpler – it obviates the need for some categories to be “link only” as it will work everywhere the editor already works: The helper text will indicate you can type a topic title as usual, or paste a link into the title field After pasting a link, the editor will pre-build the body and title for you. So if I paste this in.. (the editor spins a bit as it issues a HT…

You just added a link to your post below the post of @JammyDodger by adding that link to your post.

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### Author: ![Thomas\_DC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Thomas\_DC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_DC)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-cross-links/301224/4 "2024-03-29T04:08:20Z")

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> [@Moin](#):
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> You just added a link to your post below the post of @JammyDodger by adding that link to your post.

OK, I see it now. 🙂  
So this feature was already made, sorry!

Sorry, you were not very clear and I never seen these links before.  
Is it a very recent feature or am I cross-eyed?

@JammyDodger why did you add this cross-link, since it’s automatic? 🙂  
Maybe you didn’t see them, too? 😃

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-cross-links/301224/5 "2024-03-29T15:11:04Z")

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I added it to round the topic out and to more easily signpost people to the continuation of the discussion. Backlinks are very useful, though sometimes can be subtle. For a more direct reference, I find an ‘end post’ as a closer to be quite useful.