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How to autolink keywords in Mattermost

On the Mattermost Community Serverarrow-up-right, specific keywords in messages, such as MLT, display and behave as links that take you to a documented definition of the word MLT. These keyword links are particularly helpful for new Mattermost staff members ramping up on Mattermost-specific terms and processes.

We often refer to these hyperlinked keywords as autolinks because they're created using a Mattermost plugin called Autolinkarrow-up-right.

To add a new autolink on the Mattermost Community Server:

  1. Define the word and URL to autolink on. For example, the term ISP is linked to the issue/solution processarrow-up-right documentation in the Mattermost Handbookarrow-up-right.

  2. On the Mattermost Community Server in the Community Configuration channelarrow-up-right, ask to help add the new autolink to the Mattermost server. This ensures that everyone on the Mattermost Community Server benefits from having a quick definition at their fingertips when the term is used in messages and threads. For an example request, see: https://community.mattermost.com/core/pl/c8ygw31dc3bm9mwantkem6a7daarrow-up-right.

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