How to open plain URL links in a new tab?

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Assuming you have a layouts\_default\_markup\render-link.html (REF: https://gohugo.io/getting-started/configuration-markup/#render-hook-templates) with something like:

<a href="{{ .Destination | safeURL }}"{{ with .Title}} title="{{ . }}"{{ end }}{{ if strings.HasPrefix .Destination "http" }} target="_blank" rel="noopener"{{ end }}>{{ .Text | safeHTML }}</a>

Then, these formats do (indeed) NOT open in a new tab:

<https://www.markdownguide.org>
<fake@example.com>

However, this link format DOES open in a new tab:

[https://www.markdownguide.org](https://www.markdownguide.org)

Hope this helps.