# Внешние ссылки не открываются в новой вкладке

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-links-are-not-opening-in-new-tab/60493
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [05.Апрель.2017 16:50:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-links-are-not-opening-in-new-tab/60493 "2017-04-05T16:50:26Z")
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### Author: ![david](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/david/32/157490_2.png) [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)
#### Post date: [05.Апрель.2017 18:51:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-links-are-not-opening-in-new-tab/60493/11 "2017-04-05T18:51:29Z")

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Changing the “default other external links in new tab” site setting will only take effect for **new** users. To manually change all existing user’s preferences, you can follow the instructions here:

> [@Edit a user preference for everyone or a subset of users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-a-user-setting-for-all-discourse-users/25162):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to edit a user preference for everyone or a subset of users in Discourse. person_raising_hand Required user level: System Administrator warning Console access is required. If you need to update the user preference for all of your users or a large subset of users, you can do so via the rails console. Summary In this guide, you’ll learn: How to access the Rails console for making bulk changes Examples of modifying user preferences How to identify se…

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