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Because users with low sight or cognitive disabilities may not be able to identify when a new tab opens, opening in a new tab \u201cbreaks\u201d their back buttons and disrupts their experience of your site. If links open in new tabs, it is necessary to alert users. Current browsers do not perform this function. It is possible to force links to open in new tabs if you provide a notification method in addition to visual cues, such as typing inside the link text a cue like, \u201c(opens in new tab).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional perspectives on opening links in new tabs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/webaim.org\/techniques\/hypertext\/hypertext_links#new_window\">http:\/\/www.nngroup.com\/articles\/multi-tab-page-parking\/<\/a>&nbsp;(See end of article.)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/webaim.org\/techniques\/hypertext\/hypertext_links#new_window\">http:\/\/webaim.org\/techniques\/hypertext\/hypertext_links#new_window<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/css-tricks.com\/use-target_blank\/\">http:\/\/css-tricks.com\/use-target_blank\/<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/managewp.com\/should-you-open-links-in-new-windows\">https:\/\/managewp.com\/should-you-open-links-in-new-windows<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nngroup.com\/articles\/top-10-mistakes-web-design\/%20\">http:\/\/www.nngroup.com\/articles\/top-10-mistakes-web-design\/&nbsp;<\/a>(See #9.)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.warwick.ac.uk\/services\/its\/servicessupport\/web\/sitebuilder2\/goodsites\/accessibility\/30steps\/step16\/\">http:\/\/www2.warwick.ac.uk\/services\/its\/servicessupport\/web\/sitebuilder2\/goodsites\/accessibility\/30steps\/step16\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WashU standard is not to force links to open in new tabs. 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