# Linking a post on the same forum should not contain the domain name
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/linking-a-post-on-the-same-forum-should-not-contain-the-domain-name/93827
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [3 באוגוסט, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linking-a-post-on-the-same-forum-should-not-contain-the-domain-name/93827 "2018-08-03T05:13:35Z")
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### Author:  [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)
#### Post date: [3 באוגוסט, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linking-a-post-on-the-same-forum-should-not-contain-the-domain-name/93827/1 "2018-08-03T05:13:35Z")
I am trying to link another thread in my current post.
For this example, i’ll use this thread: [Configure tag color](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-tag-color/93372) `https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-tag-color/93372`.
I noticed there are 2 ways in which text is transformed to a link:
### The normal _just-copy-the-whole-link_ way:
> link: [Configure tag color](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-tag-color/93372)
> actual text: `https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-tag-color/93372`
alternate version of the same way:
> link: [Configure tag color](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-tag-color/93372)
> actual text: `[Configure tag color](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-tag-color/93372)`
which contains the website domain name (`https://meta.discourse.org`).
### And the _domain-independent_ way:
> link: [Configure tag color](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-tag-color/93372)
> actual text: `[Configure tag color](/t/configure-tag-color/93372)`
which doesn’t contain `https://meta.discourse.org` in front 😲.
I consider this second way to be pretty darn cool coz it handles a possible domain name change w/o any problem.
Is there a reason why this feature is not done automatically for all linked _same forum_ topics?
Eg: i paste `https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-tag-color/93372` and it is automagically converted to `[Configure tag color](/t/configure-tag-color/93372)` (or is converted when i click save)
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [3 באוגוסט, 2018, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linking-a-post-on-the-same-forum-should-not-contain-the-domain-name/93827/2 "2018-08-03T08:22:36Z")
Sorry, I don’t understand your question?
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### Author:  [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)
#### Post date: [3 באוגוסט, 2018, 8:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linking-a-post-on-the-same-forum-should-not-contain-the-domain-name/93827/3 "2018-08-03T08:54:28Z")
Updated OP. I hope it’s clearer now.
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [3 באוגוסט, 2018, 9:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linking-a-post-on-the-same-forum-should-not-contain-the-domain-name/93827/4 "2018-08-03T09:55:39Z")
> [@TheBestPessimist](#):
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> Is there a reason why this feature is not done automatically for all linked _same forum_ topics?
Because absolute links are better for ⛰ of reasons.
> [@TheBestPessimist](#):
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> I consider this second way to be pretty darn cool coz it handles a possible domain name change w/o any problem.
A domain name change is a very rare event and it’s a 1-line command (`discourse remap `) to fix.
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### Author:  [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)
#### Post date: [3 באוגוסט, 2018, 10:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linking-a-post-on-the-same-forum-should-not-contain-the-domain-name/93827/5 "2018-08-03T10:09:24Z")
> [@zogstrip](#):
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> Because absolute links are better for ⛰ of reasons.
In that case: should `admin wrench/move selected posts to a new topic` use the absolute links or shortened ones? (right now it uses shortened – this is how i found out the feature!)
> [@zogstrip](#):
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> it’s a 1-line command ( `discourse remap ` ) to fix.
More discourse trickery! 😲
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [2 בספטמבר, 2018, 10:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linking-a-post-on-the-same-forum-should-not-contain-the-domain-name/93827/6 "2018-09-02T10:09:26Z")
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