# Custom Topic Button
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-button/36217
**Category:** Plugin
**Tags:** deprecated
**Created:** [December 1, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-button/36217 "2015-12-01T21:36:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-button/36217/1 "2015-12-01T21:36:34Z")
> ℹ **Deprecated:** There is now a #Customization > Theme component that provides the same feature: [Topic Footer Buttons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-footer-buttons/116968)
**Summary** : This plugin adds a custom button at the bottom of a topic, **visible to everyone** (who is logged in).
🔗 **GitHub** : [https://github.com/techapj/discourse-custom-topic-button](https://github.com/techapj/discourse-custom-topic-button)
➡ **Install** : Follow the [plugin installation guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-a-plugin/19157).
### Features
### Configuration
From Admin \> Site Settings \> Plugin, modify
- `custom_topic_button_url`
- `custom_topic_button_title`
- `custom_topic_button_label`
_Note:_ For button to be visible only to staff or members of a specific group, see:
> [@Custom Topic Button (group)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-button-at-the-bottom-of-a-topic-visible-to-a-specific-group-discourse-topic-group-button/36216):
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> information_source Deprecated: There is now a #Customization > Theme component that provides the same feature: [Topic Footer Buttons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-footer-buttons/116968) Summary: This plugin adds a custom button at the bottom of a topic, visible only to staff or members of a specific group. link GitHub: [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-topic-group-button](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-topic-group-button)arrow_right Install: Follow the [plugin installation guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-a-plugin/19157). Features Configuration From Admin \> Site Settings \> Plugin, modify topic\_group\_button\_url t…
### CHANGELOG
### TODO
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### Author:  [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-button/36217/5 "2023-01-28T18:00:34Z")
when I click on the button it opens a link on another page, how do I click on the button and it opens on the same page?
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-button/36217/6 "2023-01-30T18:50:43Z")
I’m not sure, but I believe there are a couple of official theme components that are the up-to-date method of acheiving this. [Topic Footer Buttons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-footer-buttons/116968)
Do they behave in a similar way?
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### Author:  [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-button/36217/7 "2023-01-30T18:58:10Z")
I installed them, but both open the link in another window, is there any way for it to open in the same window?
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-button/36217/8 "2023-01-30T20:22:26Z")
Hmmm. 🤔 If I’m reading it right, I think it’s part of the theme component code that it opens in a new window:
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> **(and the plugins too I think)**
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> [discourse-custom-topic-button/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-topic-footer-main-buttons/custom-public-button.js.es6 at c4a91727c0322f0c59bc09af7fbcb076b5676de4 · arpitjalan/discourse-custom-topic-button · GitHub](https://github.com/techAPJ/discourse-custom-topic-button/blob/c4a91727c0322f0c59bc09af7fbcb076b5676de4/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/after-topic-footer-main-buttons/custom-public-button.js.es6#L5)
It does not seem that there’s currently a way through the UI to change that. It may be possible to amend that behaviour with a bit of custom work, but I’m afraid that’s not my forte. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-button/36217/9 "2023-01-30T22:48:23Z")
Hi koliwi, I’ll try to have a look at the theme component to add this feature this week. 🙂
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### Author:  [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-button/36217/10 "2023-01-31T03:27:29Z")
Is this plugin yours? Congratulations for the work, I really liked it! If you can open it in the same window it will be even better! Thanks!
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-button/36217/11 "2023-01-31T11:44:08Z")
It’s not mine, but I can have a look at it nonetheless. I’ll let you know 🙂
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-button/36217/12 "2024-06-18T15:27:06Z")