Tested using behat. Manual tests (optional) Setup { } Login as admin. Go to Site administration > Plugins > Admin tools > Recycle bin" and disable "Enable course recycle bin".  Download the attached MDL-81875.feature . Run the following command to create a course with a database activity and a Text and media resource:  php admin/tool/generator/cli/runtestscenario.php --feature="absolute/path/to/file.feature" It might fail while creating the users if s1 and s2 already exist in your local instance. If that's the case, this error can be ignored. Go to  Site administration> Plugins > Filters and enable the database filter for content  Testing scenario Go to the course MDL-81875 . Check that the label is linked to the database entry, but only "Text XYZK" ("Text ABCD" shouldn't be linked). Go to the Database activity. Access the Fields tab and edit the Test field name. Check it has an "Allow autolink" field and it's checked. Edit the Test field 2 name field. Check it has an "Allow autolink" field and it's unchecked.