Stop opening links in new tab in modern pages
Please stop opening links in a new tab by default in modern pages.
It is against standard web behaviour (https://www.w3.org/TR/2012/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20120103/G200), and is confusing to users when they end up with 10+ tabs open when navigating even the simplest site.
Make it optional by all means, it makes sense in a number of cases, just please not by default.
Cameron Monks
shared this idea
In modern pages, we open links within SharePoint in the same tab by default, and external links in a new tab. In the text web part, users can specify to open links in a new tab, but that isn’t the default behavior. Similarly, for navigation links, they follow the same rule (within SharePoint, same tab, external to SharePoint in a new tab). This is true of the modern web parts that support linking as well (hero, quick links, images, etc.) This is the pattern we’ve adopted for consistency.
After reviewing other areas of modern sites, like the site pages library, document libraries, lists, site contents, etc. we did find some different opening behaviors which we’ll review and resolve.
Can you help us understand if this pattern isn’t meeting your expectation, if we have some inconsistencies within modern pages we’ve missed, or if it’s the other areas of modern sites where we need to focus more attention?
304 comments
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Anonymous
commented
Just added a Document library webpart in my SitePages modern page, every item on-click its opens in a new tab. It's driving all the users mad. Please stay on site. Admin users should have the option to select to open URL's in new tab or same tab.
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Louise Choquette
commented
When setting up the webpart, I would like to have the choice for links to open in a new tab or in same tab.
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Yes please
commented
Please fix this. It's driving me mad!
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Ankit Desai
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Looking forward to hear more on this. sounds like this has been hanging issue since very long!
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Nicole Byers
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I'm on board with the request to make this an option that can be specified (same tab or new tab) for any quick link. There are certainly use cases for wanting to have a page open on a new tab even if it is a SharePoint site. I'd love to be able to do this with the quick links off my home page. Seems like making it something that can be chosen makes everyone happy.
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Brian
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How many votes does it take over multiple years for Microsoft to implement the simplest feature? I consider this issue a bug that needs fixed more than a "feature request"
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Carlos Restrepo
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@Microsoft please correct this WebPart because is not working as expected:
It should have an option for setting if the link should be opened in a new tab or not. Instead of a complex-smart algorithm that doesn't work. For example, links to external SharePoint sites (Other sites in the same tenant) are considered as internal links: Error.
Also, the links to other SharePoint sites are not working because all the links are intercepted for changing their default behaviour. You just have to set the HTML attribute "data-interception" of the links to Off... it seems this change shouldn't take years, isn't it? -
David.P
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This is an issue that still hasn't been resolved? SCAs need to be able to adjust link behavior to better suit the needs of their users. Unacceptable, Microsoft...
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Henk.D
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Please add the option to choose if you want to open QuickLinks in the same tab or not. It's highly needed.
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David
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Seems the behaviour changed for me recently. Whenever I click a link leading to a different SharePoint group, it opens in a new tab. I prefer this not happening. Can it by default be opened in the same tab and even better, as many have mentioned, give us the power to decide how we want the navigation to behave?
This applies to navigation menus es0ecially for my part.
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David
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Microsoft, it has been more than a year since you asked for more feedback, when will you be doing something about this issue!! How can you not understand the problem by now?!
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Anonymous
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I strongly recommend that users have the option to select to open URL's in new tab or same tab.
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rajesh
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It will be better if user have option to select to open URL's in new tab or same tab.
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P FLynn
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And the default is not staying in the same tab. If on a page with web parts - if clicking on a library web part, it opens in a new tab. If clicking on settings or the main library page, it opens new tabs.....
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P FLynn
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This is a mess - managing the libraries results in 20 open tabs in no time. Bad experience and as prior commenter said - not adhering to accessibility requirements. Please fix this.
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Denis Molodtsov
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"In modern pages, we open links within SharePoint in the same tab by default, and external links in a new tab" - This is great as a default behavior. However, this is not OK to not give an option to the content managers. Suggestion to add a hyperlink via a text webpart is a temporary bandage.
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Anonymous
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Every time I click on an existing record, I get a new tab. I open many records daily, I end up with 20+ tabs open, this is not right, and very frustrating! Can you please fix this so we can change it or that is defaults to the same tab. Why hasn't this been fixed? Is there a way around it???
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Andrew Maney
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The 'target=' attribute has been a standard part of links since the beginning ... but after watching Microsoft's epic failure making an internet browser that works, this oversight is no surprise :-(
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Anonymous
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We should have an option to choose how we want links to open when they are added to quick links.
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Salman
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Can we add a feature to open current site links in NEW TAB
