# 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: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rewrite-external-urls/277855/2 "2023-09-05T12:45:02Z")

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Have you tried the [Auto-Linkify Words](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linkify-words-in-post/82193) theme component? I think that has extra regex capabilities compared to Watched Words.

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