Confluence remove HTML target attribute from link in user macro

Question

Hi, I wrote a "User Macro" to add links with some options. In the user macro is a link with the HTML attribute "target", but if I'm using the user macro, the "target" attribute is missing. What is my fault? SIMPLIFIED user macro CODE (there is much more code in the user macro) ## @param Target:title=How to open the link|type=enum|enumValues=New,Current|default=Current Window|desc=Defines how the link will be opened. #if( $paramTarget == "New" ) #set( $target = "_blank" ) #else #set( $target = "_self" ) #end Google The "target" attribute is set correct, see the "data-target" attribute. The HTML source code resulting in Google I knew the workaround "adding javascript code to add the target attribute based on the external-link class".

Marco Leist_k8kqwy · Answer

Hi @Marc Wampfler and @Ulrik Schoth , i suppose this issue relates to CONFSERVER-54958

Best regards, Marco

Ulrik Schoth · Answer

Hi @Marc Wampfler, have you found a solution in the meantime?

Ulrik Schoth · Answer

The linked article shows the underscore only in the example a new window and not in the preceding text: You need to add a TARGET = "_blank" to the HTML tag. I guess the underscore in the example is a typo: If you use it, the whole attribute goes through but the browser does not recognize it. So, this suggestion does not help unfortunately.