Reciprocal card linking
Asked by Alex Christensen:

Is it possible to create a reciprocal link between two Trello cards? Currently, I only see the option to create a one-way link.

For example, let's say I have Card A. Then, I create Card B. Card B and Card A are separate items, but are related to each other. I create a link to Card A from Card B, but the link does not appear on Card A, as well.

It would be great to have the option to create a reciprocal link between the two cards so I can jump between them easily, if needed. Are there any power-ups that have this functionality?


Answers:
author: Mike
body: Hi Alex,

That's a great idea! Unfortunately, it is not currently possible to automatically create the link on the other card as well. You've found that you can create a one-way link from one card to the other, but that won't automatically link the other direction as well.

I'll let the team know this is something you're looking for!

comments: author: M Chahal
body: Hi

I cant work out how to link them. I did see something via a link but it didn't really help.

Can you (or anyone) help?

thanks


author: Alex Christensen
body: You can link a Trello card to another Trello card using the Attachments button after you've opened a card. In the Attachment options, select the "Trello" option. You'll then search for the title of the card you want to link to the current card you're viewing.


author: Jordan Dayton
body: I found a tool today that allows you to create reciprocal links between cards: <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/parentchild-management-fo/flnpbgmiploomjgagfbcjlikpiehclld?hl=en>

That may be helpful for you ??

Unfortunately it's not exactly what I'm looking for and was hoping someone could help.

I want to be able to type a description or a comment and reference/link to another trello card, as I'm typing. Similar to how you can type "@" then as you type there is an active search for people on your board. I want to be able to do this same type of active search, among all of my cards, while typing in the description/comment text fields.

A few months ago, I feel like there was a tool/shortcut that I was using or maybe some accidental way to do this, but I can't replicate it anymore. If anyone has any idea of a chrome extension or some native way to search for other cards to link/reference while adding a note to a card, please chime in!


author: Alexandra Huang
body: I am totally wondering the same thing!! It only seems to make sense!

comments: author: Zach L_Anglois
body: This should be possible now on the web version of the Trello app. If you add the link to one card, there should now be a link underneath the newly added card attachment that says "Connect cards..." that will create a link to the current card on the attached card.


author: Alex Christensen
body: Yep, Zach's right! Hope it makes its way to the desktop app soon. :)


author: Jeff Henderson
body: Could you explain how to link 2 cards? Wanting to copy a card and have it on 2 separate boards and only update 1 and the other updates automatically.


author: Zach L_Anglois
body: [@Jeff Henderson](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1171461) It sounds like you want card syncing. Perhaps I might suggest either [CardSync](https://trello.com/b/d0ZabOQ7/cardsync) for Trello (or [ButlerBot](https://butlerfortrello.com/butlerbot.html) if you want more fine-grained control of what gets synced between the cards)

Card linking in this sense just means that a link or attachment is on each card referring to the other one so you can just jump between them more easily.