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Bi-directional links for on-page connectors

Related products:Lucidchart
  • June 3, 2024
  • 7 replies
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It would be good to be able to connect on-page connectors with each other.

  1. Create the connector
  2. Select Add Link… from the starting connector
    1. Choose the target connector
    2. Create Link - when creating the link, make it bi-directional so that the users do not need to create the link back to the starting connector.

Bonus Points

When a user adds two connectors to a page that have the same label, automatically generate the bi-direction link between the two.  The connector should be identifiable though such as leDENf4E4-lu?a=6269&x=976&y=206&w=69&h=67&store=1&accept=image%2F*&auth=LCA%20a30fe1090da3efb9c80f3123f73d8204b0f90c334b3628074b0d88ae6ea5f1e5-ts%3D1717435300.

Comments

Micah
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  • Lucid community team
  • June 4, 2024

Hi, thanks for this idea! We encourage anyone else who’s interested in this to upvote this post and share any additional details about your use case or what you’d like to see in this experience. For more information about how we manage feedback in this community, please take a look at this post:

 


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  • November 14, 2024

YES!!! Reciprocal bi-directional inks between objects/shapes!

And similar behavior for links that go off-page as well. (Already upvoted a thread about that, too.)


Ambar D
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  • Lucid community team
  • November 18, 2024

Hi ​@k8siegel, thanks for contributing to this idea for bi-directional links between shapes! 

We encourage anyone else who’s interested in this to upvote this post and share any additional details about your use case or what you’d like to see in this experience. For more information about how we manage feedback in this community, please take a look at this post.

 

 


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  • January 26, 2026

This would be invaluable in creating more granular workflows.  It enhances the ability to go from page1 shapeA to page 2 ShapeB and back again.  Allows for better workflow following, clear information for users.  The key would be to have an OUTOING shape (currently in LucidChart) and an equivalent INCOMING shape (note: Visio has this feature already)


Zuzia S
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  • Lucid community team
  • January 29, 2026

@TomF thank you so much for leaving these additional details and feedback, along with your example. Your comments here are helpful to our product teams as they continue to research new product features and enhancements.


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  • March 5, 2026

It would be good to be able to connect on-page connectors with each other.

  1. Create the connector
  2. Select Add Link… from the starting connector
    1. Choose the target connector
    2. Create Link - when creating the link, make it bi-directional so that the users do not need to create the link back to the starting connector.

Bonus Points

When a user adds two connectors to a page that have the same label, automatically generate the bi-direction link between the two.  The connector should be identifiable though such as leDENf4E4-lu?a=6269&x=976&y=206&w=69&h=67&store=1&accept=image%2F*&auth=LCA%20a30fe1090da3efb9c80f3123f73d8204b0f90c334b3628074b0d88ae6ea5f1e5-ts%3D1717435300.

This was key functionality that my company relied on heavily prior to transitioning to Lucid from Visio. With the size of some of our process charts, having the ability to locate the connection saves time and and allows users to follow the flow without searching for the links. It allows us to not cross connections and prevents the chart from becoming even bigger.


Zuzia S
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  • Lucid community team
  • March 6, 2026

@lisaboehm We really appreciate you letting us know just how important this feature is to you and your organization. Your comment and upvote are excellent ways to indicate your strong support and need for this!