Forum:How to make external link open in new tab or window?

I don't like that my external links take my readers away from the wiki, rather than opening in a new page/window/tab. Any way to change this? I tried to search the forum but didn't see it. Thanks! zao275

You really shouldnt force that (i dont think mediawiki will let you actually). Users should be free to decide where their links open. They can right click->open new window or tab, or middle click, or even change their own browser settings to default to one of those. --Uberfuzzy 22:55, April 21, 2010 (UTC)

I didn't think about it that way. Good point. Thanks for the comments!zao275