Choose the Menu Links That Need a Separate Tab
Manage the Behavior Where You Already Edit Navigation
Understand the Included Nofollow Behavior
The checkbox combines two decisions: opening the link in a new tab and adding the module's relationship tokens. Every checked Custom Link receives
noopener, noreferrer, and nofollow. There is no separate setting to remove only nofollow while keeping the rest of this module's behavior, so it is important to choose the option because the whole configuration suits that particular link.This should not be presented as an automatic SEO improvement for every outbound destination. Some sites have specific editorial requirements for link relationships, and this module deliberately provides a fixed bundle rather than interpreting those requirements. Existing values such as
sponsored or ugc are retained when the new tokens are merged, allowing the module to add its attributes without discarding the link's existing relationship information.Keep Ordinary WordPress Menu Options Unchanged
Separate Menu Behavior From Article Links
Links inside navigation and links inside an article often need different policies. A selected portal link in the header can open separately, while normal links within a tutorial follow another rule. Open All External Links in New Tab handles supported external links in content, excerpts, comments, and widgets; this module handles individually checked Custom Links in menus.
Using the appropriate tool keeps those decisions explicit instead of assuming one toggle covers every link on the website. The content-link module also has its own target-preservation and relationship behavior, so review that independently before combining them. Open Menu Links in New Tab remains the focused choice when you want the menu editor to decide which Custom Links receive the new-tab behavior rather than applying an automatic rule across article content.
