Opening links

[kmprax]

As a user I want to be able to click on a hyperlink and have a new tab/ window open so that I can review the material and easily click back on the original website.

add target="_blank" to the hyperlinks

[tjgrathwell]

Which specific links are you thinking of adding this behavior to?

Typically when I'm navigating a website, I use single-click if I want the link to open in the same window, and middle-click if I want it to open in a new tab. If we add target="_blank" to links, users will ONLY be able to open pages in new windows, which might not always be what they want.

[SteveBarnett]

Hello! :) 👋

There are loooots of articles about opening links in new tabs in this UX StackExchange post. I read the TL;DR as: some people will want to open stuff in new tabs, but some won't (for various reasons), so don't make that choice for them. I endorse that message! :)

[kmprax]

From every UX book, I have ever read it states if you are going to a third party site you should open it in a new tab. This will allow the user to stay on your site which is the end goal of your business. It is easier for the user to click back on the original tab than have it take you off of your domain and get lost in a sea of having to press back over and over again after they finished navigating the third party site. In order to find the page, they were on in your site. I guess it comes down to your preference it just isn't what the industry says todo for UX.