# 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: ![Jagster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jagster/32/192154_2.png) [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-link-shield-exit-confirmation-trust-gating/392962/4 "2026-01-11T12:21:38Z")

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> [@Don](#):
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> **All other external links**
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> - Are gated and/or confirmed depending on trust level

But non logged in visitors can open an external link directly (they are allowed to open links). Planned that way and info/warning is shown only to some TL?

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