# Should linking to other topics cause the browser window to refresh?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-linking-to-other-topics-cause-the-browser-window-to-refresh/48920>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [2016年八月20日 14:31 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-linking-to-other-topics-cause-the-browser-window-to-refresh/48920 "2016-08-20T14:31:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![jamesmarkcook](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jamesmarkcook/32/168563_2.png) [@jamesmarkcook](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamesmarkcook)\
**Post date:** [2016年八月21日 10:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-linking-to-other-topics-cause-the-browser-window-to-refresh/48920/3 "2016-08-21T10:52:26Z")

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By clicking the first link, it refreshes the entire window, instead of just loading the topic using Ember.

> [@Creating WP native comments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-wp-native-comments/47557):
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> Has anyone worked on creating native wordpress comments from Discourse posts instead of just displaying Discourse posts separately? The reason I ask is because my theme (and I’m sure others) displays the comment count below the post image and title and it would be good to populate this with accurate data. It would also make styling easier and make the Wordpress plugin compatible with any theme from a design point of view. I’m assuming there is a good reason that the plugin works the way it do…

[https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-wp-native-comments/47557/13](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-wp-native-comments/47557/13)

Using the second link, it loads the topic dynamically instead of refreshing the entire page. Is there a reason why we can’t have a preview of a topic and load it like the second link?

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