# Issue opening external links in new tab

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-opening-external-links-in-new-tab/222732>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [March 31, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-opening-external-links-in-new-tab/222732 "2022-03-31T17:29:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-opening-external-links-in-new-tab/222732/3 "2022-03-31T19:57:51Z")

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> [@santiyounger](#):
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> it doesn’t seem to open external links in a new tab, any ideas?

Did you see a message like this when you changed it?

> [@](#):
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> Would you like to apply this change historically? This will change preferences for 81 existing users.

It might be that you need to reload after this setting is changed.

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