diff --git a/.ruby-version b/.ruby-version
index a98d9a13..84d6c676 100644
--- a/.ruby-version
+++ b/.ruby-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ruby-3.4.10
+3.4.10
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 0b02568e..39c804fd 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -105,3 +105,6 @@ gem 'sqids', '~> 0.2.2'
 gem 'acts_as_list'
 
 gem "commonmarker", "~> 2.9"
+
+#For auto linking 
+gem "rinku", require: "rails_rinku"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 9b93d98c..10b975b8 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ GEM
     reline (0.6.1)
       io-console (~> 0.5)
     rexml (3.4.1)
+    rinku (2.0.6)
     rubocop (1.78.0)
       json (~> 2.3)
       language_server-protocol (~> 3.17.0.2)
@@ -410,6 +411,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   puma (>= 5.0)
   pundit (~> 2.5)
   rails (>= 8.0.2)
+  rinku
   rubocop
   rubocop-rails-omakase
   selenium-webdriver
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_project_details.html.erb b/app/views/projects/_project_details.html.erb
index 66fa4e67..8792e401 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_project_details.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/_project_details.html.erb
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
           display_text = display_text.to_s.strip
         end
 
+
+        #Re-sets display_text to use auto_link if it is not markdown(ie the long paragraph thing) since the markdown already includes implemented links
+        display_text = !is_markdown ? auto_link(sanitize(display_text), html: { class: "font-bold underline", target: "_blank", rel: "noopener" }) : display_text
+
         rendered_markdown = is_markdown && display_text.present? ? render_markdown(display_text) : nil
       %>
 
diff --git a/app/views/topics/_topic_field_list.html.erb b/app/views/topics/_topic_field_list.html.erb
index fea4d2c3..10b2ffb3 100644
--- a/app/views/topics/_topic_field_list.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/topics/_topic_field_list.html.erb
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
         display_text = display_text.to_s.strip
       end
 
+      #Re-sets display_text to use auto_link if it is not markdown(ie the long paragraph thing) since the markdown already includes implemented links
+      display_text = !is_markdown ? auto_link(sanitize(display_text), html: { class: "font-bold underline", target: "_blank", rel: "noopener" }) : display_text
+
       rendered_markdown = is_markdown && display_text.present? ? render_markdown(display_text) : nil
     %>
 
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@
             rounded-[4px] p-5 prose prose-sm max-w-none
           "
         >
+        
           <% if display_text.present? %><%= rendered_markdown %><% else %><span class="text-on-surface-variant italic font-normal">No content provided</span><% end %>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 7afe4305..45c5a861 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
 ActiveRecord::Schema[8.0].define(version: 2026_08_29_082339) do
+  # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
+  enable_extension "pg_catalog.plpgsql"
+
   create_table "comments", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.integer "user_id", null: false
     t.string "text", null: false