# Search existing topics when hyperlinking

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-existing-topics-when-hyperlinking/112922
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [March 29, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-existing-topics-when-hyperlinking/112922 "2019-03-29T13:45:15Z")
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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-existing-topics-when-hyperlinking/112922/2 "2019-03-29T20:54:55Z")

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This is a duplicate of some other requests:  
🔒 [Insert internal link like Wordpress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-internal-link-like-wordpress/37956)  
🔒 [Fast way to link to existing topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fast-way-to-link-to-existing-topic/105603/)  
🔓 [https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-mentioning-topic-feature/7350](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-mentioning-topic-feature/7350)

You can _kind of_ do something similar when composing by opening the header search, typing your query, using the down arrow ↓ to select the topic you want, and then hitting a to insert the link into the composer (totally recognize that it’s a power-user feature, and something in the hyperlink modal would be much more discoverable).

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