Link Types - HL Vanilla Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>When enabled, the <strong>Link Types </strong>addon automatically opens links that are not on the same domain as your <strong>Higher Logic Vanilla</strong> community (i.e., external URLs) in a new browser tab.</p><p><strong>⭐️ EXAMPLE</strong>: If a user is on <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">higherlogic.vanilla.com</code> and clicks a link to visit a third-party integration web site, it will open in a new tab; however, if the user clicks a link to somewhere else on <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">higherlogic.vanilla.com</code>, they will remain on the same tab.</p><p><strong>🛑 IMPORTANT</strong>: In the above example, links to <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">vanilla.com</code> or <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">blog.vanilla.com</code> also won’t open in new tabs.</p><h2 data-id="benefits">Benefits</h2><p>This addon provides two primary benefits:</p><ul><li>Even if a user clicks an external link, your community remains in its own tab, helping to keep it top-of-mind and more likely users will continue to engage.</li><li>It ensures users do not inadvertently lose their work in certain scenarios. For example, if a user is replying to a discussion and clicks an external link elsewhere in the original post, their comment is preserved because they're not navigated away from the page.</li></ul><h2 data-id="enable-the-link-types-addon">Enable the Link Types addon</h2><p>The Link Types addon is available at all plan levels, <strong>but must be enabled by Vanilla staff</strong>. Contact Vanilla Support to have it enabled.</p><h2 data-id="related-articles">Related articles</h2><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Security is an important aspect of any online environment, especially your Vanilla community. Your users trust that you are making sure that their data is stored and transmitted securely. This article provides guidance on how to use and set the settings on the Security (dashboard\/settings\/security) page in the Dashboard.…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/561","embedType":"link","name":"Security Settings in Vanilla - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/561" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/561 </a> </div><p><br></p> </article> </main>