[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #61866: Notify users of links that open in new tab.

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Tue Aug 13 16:59:02 UTC 2024


#61866: Notify users of links that open in new tab.
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 Reporter:  wmalexander      |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General          |    Version:  6.6.1
 Severity:  normal           |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  accessibility    |
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 I had a conversation with our Technology Accessibility Team last week -
 they were asking me if we could implement an automated icon addition for
 links which open in an external tab. Apparently there are some WCAG
 compliance implications of opening a link in a new tab.
 https://theadminbar.com/accessibility-weekly/opening-links-in-new-tabs-or-
 not/

 This may be the responsibility of the theme, rather than being a core
 WordPress function. I thought it was worth mentioning, since it came up.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61866>
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