[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38680: get_comment_author_link must be target blank

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#38680: get_comment_author_link must be target blank
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 Reporter:  vaibhav8275             |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Comments                |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  target-blank has-patch  |     Focuses:  accessibility, template
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Comment (by afercia):

 > no one likes users leave there website
 I'd argue that if users open a link to an external website in a new tab,
 either intentionally or following a link with `target="blank"`, they
 actually leave your website because they're focusing their attention on
 the new tab.
 The fact that your website is still open in a background tab may make your
 statistics tool happy, but the truth is your users are not really
 "visiting" your website any longer.

 For accessibility reasons, WordPress should not encourage the usage of
 `target="blank"` and should let users have full control of their browsers
 instead. If users really want to open links in new tabs, they can do that:
 ''major'' browsers introduced tabs about 10 years ago and I guess users
 are pretty familiar with the idea of tabbed navigation.

 Using `target="blank"` may still make sense in very limited cases, for
 example in the admin when navigating away from a page would cause a data
 loss. In that case users should be clearly informed activating the link is
 going to open a new tab. I'd strongly recommend to avoid any other usage.

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