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When initially creating a link out of plain text, allow it the option to open in a new tab

Open MisterVector opened this issue 5 months ago • 2 comments

What problem does this address?

Currently when creating a link out of plain text, there is no initial option to open the link in a new tab. That option is enabled when editing an existing link. I am creating this feature request so that the steps to create an initial link that opens in a new tab is reduced and the experience improved.

What is your proposed solution?

I propose that when initially creating a link, the same options appear as when an existing link is edited. Such as:

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MisterVector avatar Aug 08 '25 14:08 MisterVector

I personally think that the flow can be more refined but might require design and UX changes. It would make sense to be able to add links with nofollow & newTab without having to manually edit each time.

Mayank-Tripathi32 avatar Aug 12 '25 12:08 Mayank-Tripathi32

Currently when creating a link out of plain text,

I'm not sure what you mean by this, could you provide exact steps to reproduce?

ellatrix avatar Dec 11 '25 15:12 ellatrix