# Is there a way to link replies after they are posted?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-link-replies-after-they-are-posted/320175
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** moderation
**Created:** [August 5, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-link-replies-after-they-are-posted/320175 "2024-08-05T13:37:04Z")
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### Author: ![ToddZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/toddz/32/328350_2.png) [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2024, 7:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-link-replies-after-they-are-posted/320175/16 "2024-08-16T07:16:30Z")

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I realized that my first pass at this made the Reply button for OP read “Reply to this comment” – just like subsequent posts. But it’s not a comment—it’s a Topic.

Aiming a similar CSS block at `#post_1` can give that first button its very own text.

Here’s the full custom CSS component I’m using now, ordered by use on the page:

```css
/* add text to Reply button for the original post (aka Topic) */
#post_1 nav.post-controls {
  .actions {
    button.reply {
      span.d-button-label:after {
        // Adding this content after Reply
        content: " to this Topic";
      }
    }
  }
}

/* add text to Reply button for all subsequent posts (I'm calling them comments) */
nav.post-controls {
  .actions {
    button.reply {
      span.d-button-label:after {
        // Adding this content after Reply
        content: " to this comment";
      }
    }
  }
}

/* add text to blue Reply (to Topic) button appearing at the end of the page */
#topic-footer-buttons {
  .topic-footer-main-buttons {
    button.btn-primary.create {
      span.d-button-label:after {
        // Adding this content after Reply
        content: " to main Topic";
      }
    }
  }
}

```

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