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Open external links in a new tab #32

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17 changes: 17 additions & 0 deletions src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro
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Expand Up @@ -108,5 +108,22 @@ const canonical = new URL(Astro.url.pathname, Astro.site);
</nav>
</div>
</footer>

<script>
// Open external links (different origin) in a new tab. Covers the Visit
// action, footer links, and links inside rendered tool descriptions.
for (const a of document.querySelectorAll<HTMLAnchorElement>('a[href]')) {
const href = a.getAttribute('href');
if (!href) continue;
try {
if (new URL(href, location.href).origin !== location.origin) {
a.target = '_blank';
a.rel = 'noopener noreferrer';
}
} catch {
/* ignore malformed hrefs */
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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