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Wikipedia: open links in a new tab

Makes links to other articles open in a new tab so you never lose the page you are reading.

Code to copy

// Open internal article links in a new background tab
function tabifyLinks() {
  const links = document.querySelectorAll('.mw-parser-output a[href^="/wiki/"]');
  links.forEach(function (a) {
    if (a.dataset.jzTab) { return; }
    a.dataset.jzTab = '1';
    a.setAttribute('target', '_blank');
    a.setAttribute('rel', 'noopener');
  });
}
tabifyLinks();
new MutationObserver(tabifyLinks).observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });

How to use this example

  1. Copy the code with the button above.
  2. Install JustZix (2 minutes) and open the extension on the target page.
  3. Add a new rule matching that page.
  4. Paste the code into the rule's JavaScript panel and save — it runs on every page visit.

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