<p>Correct... they currently only work on plain text fields, not rich text fields.</p>

<p>I just updating the <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/reference-tags" rel="nofollow">documentation</a> so it's a more clear.</p>

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2016-08-22T16:19:50.380Z
+1 for this feature request too. :-) is there a place we can officially register a vote on this?
Terry Upton
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@TerryUpton http://feedback.craftcms.com
Brad Bell
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Brad Bell
<p>In my rich text field, I have a reference tag: <code>{globalset:34:address}</code>.</p>

<p>When I save and open the entry back up, the content is no longer a reference, but the parsed content, which sort of eliminates its usefulness.</p>

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Reference tags in rich text fields parse and converted on save
# Reference tags in rich text fields parse and converted on save

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-11)

In my rich text field, I have a reference tag: `{globalset:34:address}`.

When I save and open the entry back up, the content is no longer a reference, but the parsed content, which sort of eliminates its usefulness.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-08-11. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Correct... they currently only work on plain text fields, not rich text fields.

I just updating the [documentation](http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/reference-tags) so it's a more clear.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: +1 for this feature request too. :-) is there a place we can officially register a vote on this?  
> **username_1**: @TerryUpton http://feedback.craftcms.com  

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