Change for default created links #5507

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T10:07:32+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 10:07:32 +03:00

Originally created by @wowagsm on GitHub (Nov 17, 2025).

Describe the feature you'd like

When designing pages, both when newly created and when inserting html code, bookstack links are designed as "Open link in current window" by default. From the point of view of viewing content, this is inconvenient for us, as links lead most often to external resources and, often, to images (the user has to correct all links from the inserted text). How can I set the default value when creating such links "Open link in new window"

Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users

This would allow for flexible customization of the default behavior for creating such links.

Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means?

I have a way to manually change the way the created link is opened.

Have you searched for an existing open/closed issue?

I have searched for existing issues and none cover my fundamental request

How long have you been using BookStack?

1 to 5 years

Additional context

Originally created by @wowagsm on GitHub (Nov 17, 2025). ### Describe the feature you'd like When designing pages, both when newly created and when inserting html code, bookstack links are designed as "Open link in current window" by default. From the point of view of viewing content, this is inconvenient for us, as links lead most often to external resources and, often, to images (the user has to correct all links from the inserted text). How can I set the default value when creating such links "Open link in new window" ### Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users This would allow for flexible customization of the default behavior for creating such links. ### Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means? I have a way to manually change the way the created link is opened. ### Have you searched for an existing open/closed issue? - [x] I have searched for existing issues and none cover my fundamental request ### How long have you been using BookStack? 1 to 5 years ### Additional context <img width="491" height="428" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dff33556-ad58-49f6-a58c-761d8199a3fd" />

OVERLORD added the 🔨 Feature Request label 2026-02-05 10:07:32 +03:00

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Reference: starred/BookStack#5507