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Jetpack Submenu Icons Don't Open New Window #32601
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Related: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack-scan-team/issues/792 Also on P2: p1HpG7-qtT-p2 |
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This issue has been marked as stale. This happened because:
No further action is needed. But it's worth checking if this ticket has clear reproduction steps and it is still reproducible. Feel free to close this issue if you think it's not valid anymore — if you do, please add a brief explanation. |
If a link points to a site within our trusted network (Calypso, wp-admin, Jetpack, A4A) we should not be showing these icons. |
@davemart-in Would you mind sharing the reasoning behind that opinion? |
We did a full audit of external links and came up with these rules as a result of our observations:
Here are a few links with additional context:
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Thanks @davemart-in, will add a comment of the latest post. |
Left a comment here: pekYwv-4Jd-p2#comment-4304 |
The external icon for these links is intended to warn users that the link will take them to a different external website or domain. Opening new links in a new window or tab is generally considered a bad practice because it can confuse users, disrupt their navigation flow, and lead to accessibility issues (NNG Group article on new windows and tabs). Additionally, this behavior cannot be controlled in WordPress Core. Thanks, @keoshi, for the clarifications! I will proceed with closing this issue as ‘Won’t Fix.’ However, we can continue the discussion in this thread (pekYwv-4Jd-p2#comment-4304) if necessary. Slack thread related: p1734557614283089-slack-C0D96691V |
Impacted plugin
Jetpack
What
When looking at the Jetpack Submenu items that indicate a new window will be opened, they don't actually open a new window.
How
Surfaced during internal testing: p8oabR-1jo-p2#comment-7542
Some submenu items like Subscribers and Scan don't open the window in a new tab. I believe we're using this indicator because the link goes outside of the WP Site (to cloud.jetpack.com in the case of Scan), but it opens in the same time.
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