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title: Link newly created records to a portal user contact
description: When contact linking is enabled for an object, a record created by a signed-in portal user can automatically associate with that user’s HubSpot contact.
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# [Link newly created records to a portal user contact](https://woodsportal.digitalwoods.io/en/resources/docs/link-newly-created-records-to-a-portal-user-contact)

 Written by [Admin](https://woodsportal.digitalwoods.io/en/resources/author/admin) | Oct 14, 2026, 11:06:04 PM

When contact linking is enabled for an object, a record created by a signed-in portal user can automatically associate with that user’s HubSpot contact.

## Enable contact linking

1. Sign in to https://app.woodsportal.com as a tenant administrator.
2. Open the HubSpot object configuration for the object portal users will create.
3. Open the object settings related to contact or child-object association.
4. Enable contact linking for newly created records and save the configuration.
5. Confirm that the create form is available to users with the required object write permission.

## Test the result

1. Sign in as a safe test portal user whose account is linked to a HubSpot contact.
2. Create a record through the configured portal form.
3. Open the new record in HubSpot and confirm that it is associated with the signed-in contact.

## Important

- Contact linking must be configured before record creation.
- The user still needs permission to create the object record.

[View full post](https://woodsportal.digitalwoods.io/en/resources/docs/link-newly-created-records-to-a-portal-user-contact)

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