Third-party URLs should be open in a new tab

[rajeshraval786]

I cross-checked admin for each section and try to open all third-party links in a new tab by default.

[rajeshraval786]

This patch file includes all files which have third party information urls.

[costdev]

Hi @rajeshraval786, thanks for opening this ticket!

Please see #23432, which has an ongoing discussion about when links should open in new tabs, and how to indicate this to all users.

Pinging @joedolson @afercia, if available, for their thoughts on whether this ticket should be kept open, or whether it should be closed as a duplicate of #23432, or another resolution.

[rajeshraval786]

Okay @costdev ,

Thanks for letting me know 👍

[audrasjb]

Hello @rajeshraval786 and thanks for the ticket,

Forcing links to open in a new tab should only happen in very specific and rare use cases, like when the user is currently filling a form or accomplishing a complex task. In other cases, WordPress should not force links to open in a new tab.

The proposed patch adds target blank attribute to all external links, so I'd say this is a candidate for closing as wontfix. See #23432 for more detailed info about the best practices in terms of accessibility :)

[rajeshraval786]

Okay, @audrasjb

No problem, I see the issue and I tried to resolve it that's why I generated a patch file by adding targets on files where necessary.

Thanks.

[audrasjb]

Thanks for adding more context @rajeshraval786 :)
Closing this as wontfix as per previous comments.