# (Retired) Use an ID in a custom user field to link to a user's external profile

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/retired-use-an-id-in-a-custom-user-field-to-link-to-a-users-external-profile/41218>\
**Category:** Site Management\
**Created:** [17 maart 2016 om 17:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/retired-use-an-id-in-a-custom-user-field-to-link-to-a-users-external-profile/41218 "2016-03-17T17:43:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![david](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/david/32/157490_2.png) [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Post date:** [1 februari 2024 om 22:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/retired-use-an-id-in-a-custom-user-field-to-link-to-a-users-external-profile/41218/60 "2024-02-01T22:38:29Z")

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Hmm yeah, the techniques suggested in the OP are pretty outdated (which makes sense, given it was written in 2016 😅).

Nowadays this kind of thing should be packaged up in a git repository and published as a #Customization > Theme component for people to install and configure via the settings.

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