# External Link Shield – Exit Confirmation & Trust Gating

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-link-shield-exit-confirmation-trust-gating/392962>\
**Category:** Theme component\
**Created:** [January 8, 2026, 11:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-link-shield-exit-confirmation-trust-gating/392962 "2026-01-08T11:21:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![eisammy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eisammy/32/528804_2.png) [@eisammy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eisammy)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-link-shield-exit-confirmation-trust-gating/392962/10 "2026-09-06T12:20:38Z")

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How did I not know this component existed? Thanks so much for maintaining it, I’ll give it a test 😍

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