# Insert link of post does not generate preview

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-link-of-post-does-not-generate-preview/133228>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [November 12, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-link-of-post-does-not-generate-preview/133228 "2019-11-12T20:12:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![JimPas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jimpas/32/148179_2.png) [@JimPas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimPas)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-link-of-post-does-not-generate-preview/133228/3 "2019-11-13T21:42:13Z")

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The first link you show looks to be to the faq category, while the 2nd link is to an actual post within the category. If you wish to expand the amount of text shown in a summary of a linked post, in your Dashboard go to _Settings/Posting_ and scroll down to _post excerpt maxlength_ and change it from the default “300” to what you feel is necessary. But keep in mind this is supposed to be a _ **brief** _ “summary.” 😉

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