# 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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**Author:** ![maiki](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/maiki/32/233950_2.png) [@maiki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maiki)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-opening-external-links-in-new-tab/222732/4 "2022-04-04T21:01:32Z")

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Hi @santiyounger. 👋

Did your external links begin working as expected? I tried various configurations, but I’m unable to reproduce this issue.

I’ve noted in the past that browser and other caching sometimes require a hard refresh for a setting to apply. And of course checking your preferences as @JammyDodger pointed out. 🙂

> [@pfaffman](#):
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> Did you see a message like this when you changed it?
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> > [@](#):
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> > Would you like to apply this change historically? This will change preferences for 81 existing users.

@pfaffman I just tried this and it didn’t give me the user change message as no one (in my sandbox site) had modified the external link setting. After changing it for one account and reapplying the default setting I was prompted to change it for 1 user.

 ![Screenshot 2022-04-04 at 14-05-29 Admin - Sandbox Discourse Kit](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/c/ac2f52bb3d4f3662a491163770497d3c6b6efbe8.png)

That makes sense, but surprised me. 🤨

(I express surprise with my eyebrows.)

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