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# Auto-linking

## Auto-linking is a new feature that makes the process of linking keywords in your posts faster and more user-friendly.

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The way auto-linking works is simple. When a user finishes writing a paragraph inside the body of a post (article, video, or gallery), they can click **"Smart search"**. The system then analyzes the text, extracts all football entities – names of players, teams, stadiums, coaches, tournaments – and suggests them as keywords under each paragraph. Keywords can be linked inside the text of posts and will send readers to pages set by your system operators.

If the editor is not happy with the results, choose **"Search everywhere"**.

![](https://knowledge-base.sportal365.com/hs-fs/hubfs/knowledge-base/widget-screenshots/misc2/auto-linking/smart-search-results.png?width=666&height=187&name=smart-search-results.png)

An entity, or keyword, can be linked either the first time it occurs in a paragraph, or everywhere it occurs.

 ![](https://knowledge-base.sportal365.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-19-2024-07-44-14-2958-AM.png?width=401&height=96&name=image-png-Feb-19-2024-07-44-14-2958-AM.png)

Note that keywords are extracted and suggested automatically, based on an index built by your team.

#### Manual linking

Keywords are always extracted and suggested automatically under paragraphs, but linking them can be done manually or automatically.

When you link manually, you have more control over how keywords are linked inside paragraphs.

- Linking in all paragraphs

You can manually insert suggested entities *in all paragraphs*. When you do, you can choose to insert either the first occurrence or all occurrences of each keyword.

If you select **Insert first occurrences**, keywords will be linked only the first time they appear inside paragraphs.

 ![](https://knowledge-base.sportal365.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-19-2024-07-55-24-8285-AM.png?width=680&height=376&name=image-png-Feb-19-2024-07-55-24-8285-AM.png) 

If you select **Insert all occurrences**, keywords will be linked everywhere they appear in paragraphs.

 ![](https://knowledge-base.sportal365.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-19-2024-07-56-02-2843-AM.png?width=688&height=374&name=image-png-Feb-19-2024-07-56-02-2843-AM.png)

- Linking in a specific paragraph

Linking inside a paragraph means the actions you apply are reflected only in that *specific paragraph*.

Within a single paragraph, you can either apply a linking action to the whole paragraph, or manage how each keyword is linked individually.

To add all occurrences of suggested keywords inside a paragraph, select **Add all**. To add only the first occurrence of each keyword, select **Add first occurrences**.

**![Screenshot 2024-02-19 at 9.57.09](https://knowledge-base.sportal365.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-02-19%20at%209.57.09.png?width=563&height=161&name=Screenshot%202024-02-19%20at%209.57.09.png)**

To manage how each keyword is linked inside a paragraph, expand the keyword menu and choose an action.

 ![](https://knowledge-base.sportal365.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-19-2024-07-58-23-7417-AM.png?width=632&height=415&name=image-png-Feb-19-2024-07-58-23-7417-AM.png)

#### Automatic linking

With automatic linking, all actions happen according to how you've set up the process.

**Link settings**

As mentioned earlier, linked keywords send users to a webpage your administrators have set – this could be a URL to a statistics page, or whatever you decide.

![](https://knowledge-base.sportal365.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-19-2024-07-58-56-0042-AM.png?width=662&height=352&name=image-png-Feb-19-2024-07-58-56-0042-AM.png)

You can also edit a link's destination. You can even link the same keyword everywhere in your text but send readers to different URLs, using the **Do not auto-link** option for individual keywords.

 ![Screenshot 2024-02-19 at 9.59.37](https://knowledge-base.sportal365.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-02-19%20at%209.59.37.png?width=656&height=148&name=Screenshot%202024-02-19%20at%209.59.37.png)

 

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