External links in new tabs

[alandefreitas]

Is there an easy way to open all external links in a new tab and internal links in the same tab?

[squidfunk]

You could use some additional JavaScript:

document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
  for (const link of Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(".md-typeset a[href^=http]")))
    link.target = "_blank"
})

[squidfunk]

The built-in privacy plugin now allows to automatically add target=_blank to all external links, so they open in new tabs.