[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #47363: Not possible to open link to plugin in new tab

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#47363: Not possible to open link to plugin in new tab
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 Reporter:  timhavinga                 |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)               |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                     |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Embeds                     |    Version:  5.2.1
 Severity:  normal                     |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  accessibility, javascript  |
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 Current behavior:
 When I use a right click or scroll wheel click to open the link to a
 plugin in a new tab or window, the current window is immediately
 redirected to the plugin page on wordpress.org.

 Expected behavior:
 Either the context menu opens (on right click) or the link opens in a new
 tab (on mouse wheel click).

 The links in the wp-embed for a plugin are just plain links. However, the
 clicks on the links are catched in JavaScipt and passed to the parent, to
 be able to open the link in the current browser window instead of the
 embed iframe.
 Downside is, this behavior is also triggered when I use a right-click or
 middle-click.

 A simple check using MouseEvent.button [1] should do the trick.

 I don't know if this is a WordPress core bug, because the JS code in
 question seems to be provided by https://wordpress.org

 [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MouseEvent/button

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