# "Open all external links in a new tab" does not work when you select some text

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-does-not-work-when-you-select-some-text/249703>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** pr-welcome\
**Created:** [December 22, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-does-not-work-when-you-select-some-text/249703 "2022-12-22T22:46:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![j.jaffeux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/j.jaffeux/32/60297_2.png) [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-does-not-work-when-you-select-some-text/249703/26 "2023-01-13T09:12:17Z")

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Do you want to open a PR about this? If not I will do it.

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