# Optionally add noreferrer to external links

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/optionally-add-noreferrer-to-external-links/79474>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [January 31, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optionally-add-noreferrer-to-external-links/79474 "2018-01-31T17:34:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![frictionel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/frictionel/32/299701_2.png) [@frictionel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frictionel)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optionally-add-noreferrer-to-external-links/79474/8 "2018-03-25T15:30:11Z")

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I’m curious, why is `rel="noopener"` added in oneboxes but not normal external links?

![58](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/8/e/8e0a11df5cbe835d409ea756352054d68b16a45b.png)

![22](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/b/9b8c60fdd60fed58e3df878cfd7874c4134f23af.png)

They also seem to be missing in the user-card.

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