Is there any method to open links in mkdocs material in a new tab?

[mendax1234]

Is there any method to open links in mkdocs material in a new tab? Now, when l open a link inside the mkdocs material, it will be opened in this original tab, which is not convenient for me because if l want to go back to the mkdocs but not close the tab l have opened. So, l am wondering if there is any method to open a link in a new tab in mkdocs material?

Thanks for helping!

[lampensau]

Yes, I believe there are two ways you could go about this:

1. Use the attr_list extension and add something like {target="_blank"} to your links (e.g., [link text](https://target.link){target="_blank"}).
2. Use the privacy plugin's external link functionality (requires insiders)

[mendax1234]

Thanks!

[kamilkrzyskow]

The Privacy plugin is a part of the Insiders version, and will be in the community version after the next funding goal.

For the time being you can also check out other plugins / hooks that do this job here
#3660

Apart of the pre-build / on-build methods, you can also add the attribute post-build via some extra JavaScript.

[z-aki]

wrote a plugin to simplify this https://github.com/z-aki/mkdocs-plugin-open-external-links-in-new-tab/