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walsgit/external-links-in-new-tab
=================================

Opens all external links in a new tab

2.1.0(2mo ago)03.4k—7.1%[2 issues](https://github.com/WalsGit/external-links-in-new-tab/issues)MITTypeScript

Since Nov 16Pushed 5mo ago1 watchersCompare

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External Links In New Tab
=========================

[](#external-links-in-new-tab)

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A [Flarum](https://flarum.org) extension. Opens all external links in a new tab

Adds `target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"` to every external link on the forum frontend (excluding the admin frontend). As of version 1.1.0, it no longer overrides existing rel attributes, but adds the `noopener noreferrer` if not found in them (Thanks to [@clarkwinkelmann](https://discuss.flarum.org/d/36348-external-links-in-new-tab/2) for pointing that out).

Versions
--------

[](#versions)

Starting with the version `2.0.0` of this extension, it will only be compatible with `Flarum v2.*`. Lastest version of the extension compatible with `Flarum v1.8.*` is `walsgit/external-links-in-new-tab:"1.1.2"`.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install with composer:

```
composer require walsgit/external-links-in-new-tab:"*"
```

Updating
--------

[](#updating)

```
composer update walsgit/external-links-in-new-tab:"*"
php flarum migrate
php flarum cache:clear
```

Links
-----

[](#links)

- [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/walsgit/external-links-in-new-tab)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/walsgit/external-links-in-new-tab)
- [Issues](https://github.com/WalsGit/external-links-in-new-tab/issues)
- [Discuss](https://discuss.flarum.org/d/36348-external-links-in-new-tab)
- [Donate](https://walsgit.github.io/Donations/)

###  Health Score

40

—

FairBetter than 88% of packages

Maintenance77

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~67 days

Recently: every ~117 days

Total

8

Last Release

74d ago

Major Versions

1.1.2 → 2.0.02025-11-19

1.2.0 → 2.1.02026-03-05

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1b48a7ff9849fd382c6abbd2f357000d805ca686296388ccdd48e621042a33e9?d=identicon)[walsgit](/maintainers/walsgit)

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Top Contributors

[![WalsGit](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/108340184?v=4)](https://github.com/WalsGit "WalsGit (22 commits)")

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Tags

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