# Option to have external TOS open in a new page
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-have-external-tos-open-in-a-new-page/18137
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [July 27, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-have-external-tos-open-in-a-new-page/18137 "2014-07-27T17:34:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-have-external-tos-open-in-a-new-page/18137/1 "2014-07-27T17:34:31Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Exclude TOS from getting squashed by git pulls?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-tos-from-getting-squashed-by-git-pulls/9203/6):
> [@kpfleming](#):
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> Unless I’m mistaken, Discourse allows you to provide (in the admin interface) the URL to your own TOS.
So, we did this, and find that users who click on that TOS are essentially booted from the forum.
Even if it were on the discourse site, I’d rather have the TOS/Guidelines page open in a new window anyway
What do the powers behind Discourse think about having those open in new windows at all times?
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### Author:  [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-have-external-tos-open-in-a-new-page/18137/2 "2014-08-29T04:01:13Z")
I’m pretty sure this is available, right here:
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-have-external-tos-open-in-a-new-page/18137/3 "2014-08-29T04:22:18Z")
If we’re talking about the items in the hamburger menu, those don’t open in a new window, despite the setting for `default external links in new tab`
In this image, the FAQ link goes to our Zendesk site, and does not open a new window.
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### Author:  [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-have-external-tos-open-in-a-new-page/18137/4 "2014-08-29T04:41:28Z")
You’re logged in - what’s your personal setting for external ilnks in new tab? How about a new account?
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-have-external-tos-open-in-a-new-page/18137/5 "2014-08-29T05:06:30Z")
My setting is to open in new windows.
Same on a new user.
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### Author:  [@JamesPick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JamesPick)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-have-external-tos-open-in-a-new-page/18137/7 "2017-07-31T12:09:19Z")
did anyone find a solution or workaround for this. When I click TOS or Privacy policy it opens my website page replacing the forum in the current browser window rather than opening a new tab.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2017, 3:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-have-external-tos-open-in-a-new-page/18137/8 "2017-07-31T15:49:52Z")
> [@JamesPick](#):
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> rather than opening a new tab.
You would need a theme component to make that work, there is no built in way.
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2025, 11:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-have-external-tos-open-in-a-new-page/18137/9 "2025-12-04T11:31:08Z")