Block Editor: Allow to configure default behavior of links
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Description
Parent Issue
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User Story
As a user I want to be able to configure the default behavior of links, meaning it will be open in a new window or the same one.
Currently, the default behavior is on the same one.
Acceptance Criteria
Via a field variable, let's say linkNewWindow, if set to true the checkbox will be checked by default.
Proposed Objective
Customer Support
Proposed Priority
Priority 3 - Average
External Links... Slack Conversations, Support Tickets, Figma Designs, etc.
https://dotcms.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/112235
Assumptions & Initiation Needs
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Quality Assurance Notes & Workarounds
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Sub-Tasks & Estimates
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the Block Editor link configuration and the field-variable handling mentioned in the issue, then inspect how the existing link-target checkbox is initialized. Done means a linkNewWindow value of true checks the box by default while the current behavior remains unchanged otherwise; verify the result through the editor's existing checks or manual behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- content, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100