[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #23432: Review usage of target="_blank" in the admin

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#23432: Review usage of target="_blank" in the admin
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 Reporter:  theadityajain   |       Owner:  rianrietveld
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  4.7
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  3.2
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch       |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility
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Comment (by rianrietveld):

 Replying to [comment:38 celloexpressions]:
 > In response to the questions in [comment:33]:
 > - The preview button should open in a new tab by default since it's
 generally intended for back-and-forth (live preview is a better solution,
 which we'll have an option for eventually). Visual and/or screen-reader-
 text indicators of that would help. We have to remember that a very large
 number of users don't know how to open links in a new tab.
 > - I would be in favor of removing the link target option for nav menus.
 However, we should probably wait until custom nav menu item properties are
 possible, so that a plugin could bring that functionality back. See
 #18584.

 Thanks @celloexpressions for looking into this. I agree with you.
 The plan is to remove the targets first from the help tabs (and text
 links) and then find a good solution for the rest.

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