JIRA - Open external links in a new tab

JIRA - Open external links in a new tab
What is JIRA - Open external links in a new tab?
JIRA - Open external links in a new tab is a Chrome extension that allows users to open external links in a new tab on JIRA Cloud. It ignores `mailto:` links and does not affect internal links between Atlassian products.

Extension stats

Users: 167 ▲ 5
Rating: 4.00 (2)
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2019-10-21)
Creation date: 2019-10-21
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 12.09K

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Extension summary

Numerous users have requested this feature for JIRA but it has not - yet - landed on JIRA Cloud (https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-9380). This is a tiny Chrome extension (less than 30 lines of code) - feedback is welcome!

Features

  • JIRA Cloud (*.atlassian.net)
  • Opens external links in a new tab
  • Internal links between Atlassian products should not be affected
  • Ignores mailto: links

Github: https://github.com/Unibozu/jira-new-tab

User reviews

opens link in new tab but also opens link in the current tab. need to fix that behavior and it will be perfect
by Neil Kalman, 2023-03-28

Does what it says!
by Zach Potter, 2022-06-21
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Extension safety

Risk impact

JIRA - Open external links in a new tab requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

JIRA - Open external links in a new tab has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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