# External links in quoted text don’t follow “Open all external links in a new tab” setting

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-links-in-quoted-text-don-t-follow-open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-setting/44349
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [16.Май.2016 21:29:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-links-in-quoted-text-don-t-follow-open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-setting/44349 "2016-05-16T21:29:41Z")
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### Author: ![jesus2099](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jesus2099/32/119720_2.png) [@jesus2099](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesus2099)
#### Post date: [16.Май.2016 21:32:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-links-in-quoted-text-don-t-follow-open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-setting/44349/2 "2016-05-16T21:32:05Z")

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Oh, it worked.  
Let’s try with a full quote now:

> [@jesus2099](#):
>
> I am sorry to always post related to that same option, [over](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-links-in-history-don-t-follow-open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-setting/42995) and [over](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-option-does-not-work-for-protocol-agnostic-links/42224)…
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> I have noticed that, as always, on [MetaBrainz’s](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/notes-from-metabrainz-meeting-on-2016-05-16/51151?u=jesus2099) which runs a rather updated version but I am now checking if it bugs here too.
> 
> Here is the external link that opens in a new tab.  
> [Our partners - VideoLAN](https://www.videolan.org/videolan/partners.html)
> 
> > This is the same external link inside a quoted text, let us see if it works.  
> > [Our partners - VideoLAN](https://www.videolan.org/videolan/partners.html)  
> > At MetaBrainz’s it opens in the current tab.

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