Open External Links in New Tab
Automatically adds target=_blank and rel=noopener noreferrer to all links pointing to external domains.
JavaScriptby SnipCraft
js
(function () {
'use strict';
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
var siteHost = window.location.hostname;
document.querySelectorAll('a[href]').forEach(function (link) {
var href = link.getAttribute('href');
if (!href) return;
// skip fragments, relative paths, and javascript: links
if (href.charAt(0) === '#' || href.charAt(0) === '/' || href.indexOf('javascript:') === 0) return;
try {
var url = new URL(href, window.location.href);
if (url.hostname && url.hostname !== siteHost) {
link.setAttribute('target', '_blank');
link.setAttribute('rel', 'noopener noreferrer');
}
} catch (err) { /* malformed href — skip */ }
});
});
})();#external#javascript#links#security#ux