# Create a link and open a new window

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-link-and-open-a-new-window/152382
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 22, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-link-and-open-a-new-window/152382 "2020-05-22T21:21:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![jenni\_alencar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jenni_alencar/32/169068_2.png) [@jenni\_alencar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jenni_alencar)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-link-and-open-a-new-window/152382/1 "2020-05-22T21:21:23Z")

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Hello,

My community is inside my app, I will make a post with an link, but its necessary that the link open in a new window outside the app. There’s a way to do it?

Thx.

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### Author: ![Thomas\_G](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/thomas_g/32/200158_2.png) [@Thomas\_G](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_G)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-link-and-open-a-new-window/152382/2 "2020-05-22T21:32:50Z")

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Go to preferences \> interface \> `Open all external links in a new tab`

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### Author: ![jenni\_alencar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jenni_alencar/32/169068_2.png) [@jenni\_alencar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jenni_alencar)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-link-and-open-a-new-window/152382/3 "2020-05-22T21:44:10Z")

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Didnt work =(

Still open inside the app

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2020, 3:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-link-and-open-a-new-window/152382/4 "2020-05-25T03:23:13Z")

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Which app are you talking about “Discourse Hub” on Android?

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### Author: ![jenni\_alencar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jenni_alencar/32/169068_2.png) [@jenni\_alencar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jenni_alencar)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-link-and-open-a-new-window/152382/5 "2020-05-26T12:30:05Z")

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Nope. We put our community inside the app of our company.

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### Author: ![Bcat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bcat/32/163148_2.png) [@Bcat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bcat)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-link-and-open-a-new-window/152382/6 "2020-05-26T13:43:04Z")

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i use for all link 🙄

```plaintext
<script type="text/discourse-plugin" version="0.8">
  api.onPageChange((url, title) => {
    $(window).on("load",function(){
        // Automatically open external links in new tab or window
        var links = document.links;
        for (var i = 0, linksLength = links.length; i < linksLength; i++) {
            if (links[i].hostname != window.location.hostname) {
                links[i].target = '_blank';
            }
        }
    });
  });
</script>

```

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### Author: ![jenni\_alencar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jenni_alencar/32/169068_2.png) [@jenni\_alencar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jenni_alencar)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-link-and-open-a-new-window/152382/7 "2020-05-26T13:53:01Z")

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Yes.. this works in browsing, not in the app =(