# Optionally add noreferrer to external links

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/optionally-add-noreferrer-to-external-links/79474>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [January 31, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optionally-add-noreferrer-to-external-links/79474 "2018-01-31T17:34:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optionally-add-noreferrer-to-external-links/79474/2 "2018-01-31T20:19:44Z")

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It has been removed a while ago

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/2d0c99636af1a74d6046541361f0652c96e08030>

@techAPJ do you remember why?

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