Help Wanted: Open all external links in a new browser tab

Problem space
Currently, links to external sites from the Mattermost developer documentation take the visitor away from developers.mattermost.com.

Target audience
All users

Goal

• Open all external links across the developer documentation site in a new browser tab, rather than the current tab.

Delivery expectations

• 1 PR with all proposed changes
• See the Slash commands at Mattermost > Tips and best practices > step #1 API documentation link featured in the developer documentation for an example of the code needed to open external links in new browser tabs
• Leave all links to other pages of the developer documentation site as-is.
• Links to the Mattermost Product or API documentation sites count as an external site link and should be updated.
• Comment in the PR to request a generated preview of your work. The Docs team will add the appropriate labels to your PR.

Tech needed

• HTML
• Markdown format
• Hugo

Affected repository
mattermost/mattermost-developer-documentation

Where to get help
Join the Mattermost Docs team on the Mattermost Community Server in the ~Documentation Working Group channel to discuss this ticket, or feel free to comment in this docs ticket

Start by reviewing the Slash commands Tips and best practices step #1 API link for the existing new-tab example, then inspect the Hugo documentation content for external links. Done means external links, including Mattermost Product and API documentation links, open in a new tab while links within the developer documentation remain unchanged; request a generated preview in the PR.