[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #3425: Third party link should open in next tab

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#3425: Third party link should open in next tab
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 Reporter:  nilamacharya              |       Owner:
     Type:  defect                    |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:
Component:  Make (Get Involved) / P2  |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  needs-patch               |
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Changes (by obenland):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 Hey @nilamacharya, welcome to meta trac and thanks for bringing this up!

 Users can always navigate back to the .org site with the browser back
 buttons. I think generally the approach has always been to keep the
 decision with the user, of whether to open a link in the same or a
 different tab. It also helps with
 [https://make.wordpress.org/training/handbook/theme-school/theme-
 accessibility/ better accessibility]:

 > Avoid target="_blank" in your links. It can be confusing to all types of
 users, especially for visually impaired folks. They can wind up with all
 sorts of open tabs that they don’t even know about. Leave the control of
 whether the link opens in the same window or in another tab in the hands
 of users.


 On .org sites we're not too worried about users leaving, they tend to come
 back on their own ;)

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