[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #52407: Option: Force external links to open in a new tab and internal links in the original tab

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#52407: Option: Force external links to open in a new tab and internal links in the
original tab
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 Reporter:  ricjcs           |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration   |    Version:
 Severity:  normal           |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  accessibility    |
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 It is usually recommended to configure external links to open in a new
 tab, and internal links to open in the same tab.

 But sometimes it happens that we don't always follow that. There is the
 situation of leaving all links to open on the same tab; the situation of
 configuring to always open in a new tab; and even set up without any
 sense.

 There is also the situation that a site has several authors, and each one
 sets up in a different way, without following the recommendations.

 For these reasons, regardless of how the links were configured, it is very
 useful to have an option that if checked force the external links to open
 in a new tab and the internal links in the same tab.

 The optional configuration could be done at "Settings>Reading". It would
 have a title, a brief description and two simple phrases with a checkbox,
 which the user could tick if he wanted. Something like this:

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 **Link behavior**

 Checking the following options causes the original configuration of the
 links to be ignored and to have the behavior marked.

 [X] Force external links to open in a new tab
 [X] Force internal links to open in the original tab
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