# Why a link in OP is not shown in the "related links" section?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-a-link-in-op-is-not-shown-in-the-related-links-section/138369
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 12, 2020, 7:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-a-link-in-op-is-not-shown-in-the-related-links-section/138369 "2020-01-12T07:23:43Z")
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### Author:  [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2020, 7:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-a-link-in-op-is-not-shown-in-the-related-links-section/138369/1 "2020-01-12T07:23:43Z")
We have a topic which links to 2 other topics in OP, and a third link in a reply. Only one of those topics from OP is linked in the “related links” section under OP, even though the number of links is correctly counted - 3.
Here’s the topic: [Proposal: following symlinks by pattern - Feature - Duplicacy Forum](https://forum.duplicacy.com/t/proposal-following-symlinks-by-pattern/2807)
Here is a preview:
What are the reasons some links are missing, while others are shown?
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### Author:  [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2020, 7:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-a-link-in-op-is-not-shown-in-the-related-links-section/138369/2 "2020-01-12T07:30:11Z")
Possibly related: the “related links” section is missing in [Understanding user interface elements in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interface-nomenclature-guide/103351)
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### Author:  [@Remah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Remah)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-a-link-in-op-is-not-shown-in-the-related-links-section/138369/3 "2020-01-12T12:27:34Z")
There are no _related links_ just two sets of links: **to** this topic; and **from** the topic. It is confusing you because the topics you refer to are cross-linked to each other.
- The links above the _topic map_ are topics that have links to this topic which includes the topics from which this topic might be split. If you follow the links here they will take you to the relevant post in those topics.
- The links from this topic are the _popular links_ section that is expanded in the _topic map_.
The following topic is long enough to automatically display the _popular links_:
> [@Make post links more visible with new right gutter timeline](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-post-links-more-visible-with-new-right-gutter-timeline/44920):
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> Well, here is a new topic for [this idea](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-right-gutter-to-vertical-timeline-topic-controls/44096/123)! I’ll be quite honest and say I’m not really sure what would be the best solution to bring back visibility. Some options (not exhaustive, nor exclusive of each other): Jeff’s idea to expand incoming links on post automatically Change color of x post links to blue, to match old formatting a little more. Makes the text pop more from below post controls. Move x post links above the post controls. Current positions sort-of hides itself, but putting a…
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### Author:  [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-a-link-in-op-is-not-shown-in-the-related-links-section/138369/4 "2020-01-12T13:36:09Z")
Thanks for the explanation, I guess I was a bit confused as i expected those links above the topic map to be something else (hence the “related links” name I gave them).
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### Author:  [@Remah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Remah)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-a-link-in-op-is-not-shown-in-the-related-links-section/138369/5 "2020-01-12T13:40:52Z")
It confused me a lot when I saw your screenshot. But it makes little sense to duplicate links which are already in the post and are also in the popular links.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-a-link-in-op-is-not-shown-in-the-related-links-section/138369/6 "2020-02-11T13:41:00Z")
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