# Rewrite external URLs

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/rewrite-external-urls/277855>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 5, 2023, 12:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rewrite-external-urls/277855 "2023-09-05T12:41:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![renato](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/renato/32/383632_2.png) [@renato](https://meta.discourse.org/u/renato)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rewrite-external-urls/277855/13 "2023-09-07T15:01:12Z")

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The main difference with an approach like Discourse Affiliate’s is that it changes the link in the cooked content, so it will also work outside the web application, like in emails or if using a different client (very, very rare). Just something to be aware of.

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