[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:  task (blessed)  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  3.2
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  target-blank    |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility
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Comment (by afercia):

 Worth noting the updated News dashboard widget that now is capable to
 display "Nearby Events" merged in [40607], has just introduced a new icon
 to indicate external links. I think whether links open in a new window or
 not, this icon should be used only to visually indicate the link points to
 a resource other than the admin or frontend. `target="_blank"` instead, by
 other means, with screen reader text as done for example in [40422] and
 [38829]. Any thoughts welcome!

 [[Image(https://cldup.com/wFhJDJifmv.png)]]

 As far as I know, this icon is used in only one other place: when
 reordering widgets in the customizer:

 [[Image(https://cldup.com/rv9T51prBt.png)]]

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