# Bug(?): external link of category descriptions don't open in new tab

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-external-link-of-category-descriptions-dont-open-in-new-tab/53245
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [2016年十一月22日 07:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-external-link-of-category-descriptions-dont-open-in-new-tab/53245 "2016-11-22T07:47:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![anon36484860](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@anon36484860](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon36484860)
#### Post date: [2016年十一月22日 07:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-external-link-of-category-descriptions-dont-open-in-new-tab/53245/1 "2016-11-22T07:47:05Z")

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My forum (as well as my profile) is set up to open external links in new tab.  
Yet in category view (/categories) the links in the category description don’t open in new tab.

Is there any workaround for that?

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [2016年十一月22日 08:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-external-link-of-category-descriptions-dont-open-in-new-tab/53245/2 "2016-11-22T08:38:20Z")

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This setting only covers the actual topic page, not anywhere else.

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [2016年十二月5日 01:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-external-link-of-category-descriptions-dont-open-in-new-tab/53245/3 "2016-12-05T01:37:29Z")

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