# External Links not opening in new tab

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-links-not-opening-in-new-tab/50092>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [2016 年 9 月 13 日午後 4:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-links-not-opening-in-new-tab/50092 "2016-09-13T16:53:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![james-007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@james-007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/james-007)\
**Post date:** [2016 年 9 月 13 日午後 4:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-links-not-opening-in-new-tab/50092/1 "2016-09-13T16:53:19Z")

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Despite using this option

User Preferences: “default other external links in new tab: Open external links in a new tab by default.”

My links are stil opened in the same tab. Am I missing something or is it a bug?

Cheers!

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