target attributes stripped from a tags in descriptions

[eudaimos]

When I include a target="_blank" in the anchor tags within my descriptions, these are being stripped out in the end product (referring to the one in use at radar.thoughtworks.com).

After generating the radar, when I inspect a link using Chrome Dev Tools, I can clearly see the target attribute is gone and only the href remains.

Is there a reason this is being done?

My goal is to allow links to the reference URLs for blips in the descriptions to not navigate away from the Radar but to open up a new window or tab for the viewer.

[SARAN-thala]

Hi @eudaimos ,

We are looking into this issue. We'll get back to you shortly.

Thanks

[scramboy]

Hi @SARAN-thala, would it be the sanitize-html being too strict?

Also, would it make sense to add <base target="_blank"> in the header? Once a user is taken away by clicking on a link (in blip description), going back might need reloading of the main js, which is 2M+.