Confluence: How to force links to open in a new window
A free plugin is available that reproduces some of this functionality.
Purpose
By default, links are opened in the same window. To force them to be opened in a new window, follow these steps:
Workaround
This customisation will only work for Confluence 3.0.1 and above
Visit Administration >> Custom HTMLClick EditIn the At end of the HEAD field, insert this code:For external links only, like [http://www.google.com]:<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery(".external-link").attr("target", "_blank");
});
</script>
For all type of links (internal and external):<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery(".wiki-content a").attr("target", "_blank");
});
</script>
Hit Save
If you’d like to use this functionality on a single page rather than the whole instance, enable the HTML Macro and embed this script in your page.… Read more