How can i open an internal/external link in the same tab automatically? NOT in a NEW tab
Asked by Allie Watfa:

Now, when i click on a link in my confluence page

internal or external

It opens it in a new tab

How can i make it open in the SAME tab, like this link on the image below, if i click on it in opens it in a NEW TAB .........

i want it to open in same tab

![Screen Shot 2022-01-25 at 5.08.35 PM.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/179833i549602CEB1964A72/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2022-01-25 at 5.08.35 PM.png")


Answers:
author: Allie Watfa
body: Hello

[Pramodh M](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3691224)

Any additional help will be great .... Anything else you can think of?

Would you know how i can direct this question to atlassian confluence developers, to file a bug?

I really need to find a fix for this

Thank you

comments: author: Pramodh M
body: May I know if this the old editor you are working with or the new one

Can you try once with new editor if it's old

Here's the link for filing a bug

support.atlassian.com


author: Allie Watfa
body: Thanks again [@Pramodh M](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3691224) ...

i am using confluence production .... part of my company

### Confluence 7.13.2 {#toc-hId-1313391088}

Pretty sure it is a new version

Tried to file a bug at: support.atlassian.com

But it needs a url, i only have what is within my company pages ... so i can not file the bug

Is there any other way to file the confluence bug?

Thanks


author: Pramodh M
body: Hi [@Allie Watfa](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4633176)

Welcome to Confluence!!

For the links you have added in the Image, can you try adding URL in a format without base URL with only path to the page?

Let me know if this works

Thanks,  
Pramodh

comments: author: Pramodh M
body: FYI

In the new editor, the link will open the same browser be it an internal link or external one.

Reference here

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/how-to-make-a-URL-link-to-open-in-new-tab/qaq-p/1342448>


author: Allie Watfa
body: Thank you for your reply [@Pramodh M](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3691224)

Actually i am asking for the reverse ...

I will like the link to open in the same tab ..... for me any link is opening in the a new tab, but the same window

I will like it to open in the same tab and same window .....

how can i achieve that ......

this is my html ....

```
<div class="topnav"> <a class="active" href="https://oneconfluence.verizon.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=644822199">Home</a> </div>
```


author: Pramodh M
body: [@Allie Watfa](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4633176)

Add a new anchor tag with only the link and it give a name Home and try!!


author: Allie Watfa
body: ![Confluence_opens_new_tab_for_every_link.gif](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/179846i16FFB2380F8C72A1/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Confluence_opens_new_tab_for_every_link.gif")

Above i am showing how confluence opens a new tab for every link clicked

I would like confluence to open the link in the same tab

Thanks


author: Allie Watfa
body: [@Pramodh M](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3691224)

It seems someone asked this question before:

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/How-to-open-confluence-links-on-the-same-tab-from-Service-Desk/qaq-p/657995>

Now sure why we cant ;-{


author: Pramodh M
body: Hi [@Allie Watfa](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4633176)

Now when you edit the page what macro do you get, or may I know how will you get the format to edit the content where the URL resides?

Screenshot is appreciated


author: Allie Watfa
body: ![Screen Shot 2022-01-26 at 7.45.52 AM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/179940i53B4034CBD36C495/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2022-01-26 at 7.45.52 AM.png")

Using the html macro

Thanks


author: Pramodh M
body: [@Allie Watfa](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4633176)

Try adding the

    target="_self"

parameter to anchor element in HTML and see it opens in the same tab!!

Thanks


author: Allie Watfa
body: Yeah, it seems it ignores any target ..... i tried _self and _blank .... nothing changed

When i click on home, it opens a new tab

![Screen Shot 2022-01-26 at 8.25.13 AM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/179946i2FBB992DB995AF25/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2022-01-26 at 8.25.13 AM.png")


author: Allie Watfa
body: [@kuromiya](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/398573) [@Confluence](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/338789) Can we get any support or help with this question?


author: Allie Watfa
body: [Pramodh M](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3691224)

Anything else you can think of?

Would you know how i can direct this question to atlassian confluence developers, to file a bug?


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