# Redirect Category to External URL

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-category-to-external-url/85691>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 19, 2018, 5:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-category-to-external-url/85691 "2018-04-19T05:32:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Karl\_Romanowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/karl_romanowski/32/87676_2.png) [@Karl\_Romanowski](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Karl_Romanowski)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-category-to-external-url/85691/4 "2018-04-20T01:02:38Z")

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I briefly looked at doing this and it came down to two alternatives.

1. Create the category with read only permissions for everyone and put the link into the ‘About this category’ page, maybe including a short paragraph why, like an ‘official’ external support site.

2. Target and overwrite the link href in a theme component.

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