I did not want to add a plugin to have external links open in a new tab (links to Patreon, Ko-fi, Twitter, etc.) so I added the "base target="_blank" HTML to my WordPress header.
So now, external links open in new tabs, which is what I wanted, but internal links are doing it too. Ugh.
I don’t know how to fix it yet, which is enraging, but I will keep pounding away at the problem.
If all else fails, I guess I’ll have to install a plugin, but I would prefer not to have to do that. As it is understood that the more third-party plugins get installed, the more chance of vulnerabilities being installed as well.
sigh This week has been bloody murder on my nerves.
