# Features Reauest: "Automatic reverse link insertion"

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/features-reauest-automatic-reverse-link-insertion/7641>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [4 April 2020 12:06 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/features-reauest-automatic-reverse-link-insertion/7641 "2020-04-04T12:06:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![543EFFWW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/e47c2d/32.png) [@543EFFWW](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/543EFFWW)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2020 12:06 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/features-reauest-automatic-reverse-link-insertion/7641/1 "2020-04-04T12:06:59Z")

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Features. “Automatic reverse link insertion” .  
Is it possible to add an “automatic reverse link insertion” function, when a link of “B” note is inserted in “A” note, the link of “A” note is automatically inserted in “B” note at the same time. Please refer to the note software “ROAM RESEARCH”.

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**Author:** ![RedDocMD](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/reddocmd/32/2655_2.png) [@RedDocMD](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/RedDocMD)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2020 13:42 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/features-reauest-automatic-reverse-link-insertion/7641/2 "2020-04-04T13:42:29Z")

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Is there a reason why you think links should always be bidirectional?

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**Author:** ![anihm136](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/anihm136/32/2822_2.png) [@anihm136](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/anihm136)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2020 18:25 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/features-reauest-automatic-reverse-link-insertion/7641/3 "2020-04-04T18:25:21Z")

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I believe it’s a feature available in some note taking softwares (notably in Emacs Org-Mode as Org-Roam, which is related to the software that is mentioned in the post). Might be a nice option to have (of course not being compulsory, just a toggleable feature)

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**Author:** ![tessus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/tessus/32/13_2.png) [@tessus](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/tessus)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2020 23:09 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/features-reauest-automatic-reverse-link-insertion/7641/4 "2020-04-04T23:09:40Z")

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This was discussed before as the topic “backlinks”. Currently we only have the workaround to go back and forth betweeen the last X selected notes.

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**Author:** ![JosPolfliet](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/jospolfliet/32/5415_2.png) [@JosPolfliet](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/JosPolfliet)\
**Post date:** [10 April 2020 19:21 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/features-reauest-automatic-reverse-link-insertion/7641/5 "2020-04-10T19:21:34Z")

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It helps a lot when you’re creating a network where notes are nodes. It’s used a lot in a Zettelkasten note taking system (see [https://writingcooperative.com/zettelkasten-how-one-german-scholar-was-so-freakishly-productive-997e4e0ca125](https://writingcooperative.com/zettelkasten-how-one-german-scholar-was-so-freakishly-productive-997e4e0ca125)).

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**Author:** ![coderrsid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/coderrsid/32/2558_2.png) [@coderrsid](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/coderrsid)\
**Post date:** [10 April 2020 21:50 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/features-reauest-automatic-reverse-link-insertion/7641/6 "2020-04-10T21:50:34Z")

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That’d be a great feature to add for increasing Joplin’s viability to a great extent.

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**Author:** ![timmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed8c4c/32.png) [@timmy](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/timmy)\
**Post date:** [12 April 2020 17:18 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/features-reauest-automatic-reverse-link-insertion/7641/7 "2020-04-12T17:18:15Z")

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+1 for automatic reverse links/‘backlinks’. Roam research linking, as mentioned in the top level post, is amazing.

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**Author:** ![shdds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@shdds](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/shdds)\
**Post date:** [17 May 2020 08:10 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/features-reauest-automatic-reverse-link-insertion/7641/8 "2020-05-17T08:10:53Z")

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+1 from me for back links also.

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**Author:** ![benlau](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/benlau/32/8241_2.png) [@benlau](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/benlau)\
**Post date:** [7 March 2023 02:35 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/features-reauest-automatic-reverse-link-insertion/7641/9 "2023-03-07T02:35:14Z")

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Hello,

I made a experimental plugin called "Bidirectional Links" for this purpose. It is based on the code from the popular Quick Links plugin.

> [@Plugin: Bidirectional Links](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/plugin-bidirectional-links/29866):
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> Hello, I would like to share a new plugin with you called "Bidirectional Links." This plugin is all about making it easier to create cross-referencing links between notes. Just need to type "|||" anywhere within your note and select the desired note from the dropdown menu. This will insert a link to the selected note at the current cursor position, and also add a link to the current note within the target note, creating a bidirectional link. This project was forked from the popular [Quick Link…](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/quick-links-plugin/14214)