# Unable to link to the raw markup of this forum post

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-link-to-the-raw-markup-of-this-forum-post/50762
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [September 27, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-link-to-the-raw-markup-of-this-forum-post/50762 "2016-09-27T23:18:49Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-link-to-the-raw-markup-of-this-forum-post/50762/2 "2016-09-27T23:28:27Z")

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> [@DavidEGrayson](#):
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> The only workaround I know of is to use an external URL redirection service like [TinyURL.com](http://TinyURL.com).

Easier is to middle-click or otherwise open the link in a new tab/window. It does require that the person clicking the link know to do that, though. You can also reload the page and have it work.

It’s a known problem, and low priority:

[https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-raw-links-generate-error-and-require-reloading/44084](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-raw-links-generate-error-and-require-reloading/44084)

> [@Clicking link to raw version of post only works when opening in new tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-link-to-raw-version-of-post-only-works-when-opening-in-new-tab/44716):
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> A link to a raw version of a post in the post itself doesn’t work at first. Only when you open it in a new tab or reload the not found page it will show. To reproduce: Reply to a post or create a new topic Get the raw link of that post Edit the post to put the raw link to itself in it Click the link Expected result: you go to the raw version of said post Actual result: page is not found. Reload and you get the raw version. Or open in a new tab/window. Let’s try it out here as well. This is…

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