# 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: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2026, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-link-shield-exit-confirmation-trust-gating/392962/8 "2026-09-06T11:05:16Z")

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> [@Don](#):
>
> - external\_link\_icon

Suggestion for v2.1: Using the icon setting type

> [@Add settings to your Discourse theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-settings-to-your-discourse-theme/82557/1):
>
> **Icon Setting:**
> 
> ```plaintext
> banner_icon:
> default: bullhorn
> type: icon
> 
> ```
> 
> Icon settings give site owners a searchable icon picker, and the value is the icon name. Discourse adds the selected icon to the sprite sheet, so you can render it in your theme without registering it separately.

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