DCR: allow 'new post' to open in new tab

[Servelan]

Whether user configurable or not, it would be nice to be able to keep the dashboard open while I am adding posts to a category by opening new posts in a new tab so I can refresh the dashboard page sorted on category and see that the posts are properly categorized by their inclusion in the category on the dashboard page.

[knutsp]

Hello and welcome to WordPress Core Trac.

I open any dashboard page, any web page for that matter, in a new tab all the time I want to. All browsers I have tried let you do that. Could you please explain which case and where this is not possible?

[Servelan]

Never said it's not doable by the user. Be nice to configure once and not have to backtrack between pages. If the default is set programmatically or by the user to load in a new tab, users can configure as they wish.

Replying to knutsp:

Hello and welcome to WordPress Core Trac.

I open any dashboard page, any web page for that matter, in a new tab all the time I want to. All browsers I have tried let you do that. Could you please explain which case and where this is not possible?

[sabernhardt]

I highly recommend using a shortcut such as Ctrl+click (or Command+click) to open links in a new tab exactly when you want them to open that way. Adding a target attribute takes away the user's choice, so #23432 and other tickets have purposely removed target="_blank" from many administration links.

If you want the admin toolbar links in your site to include a target attribute, you technically could add that already with the ​'wp_before_admin_bar_render' hook. Other New Post links might have ways to edit them, too, without JavaScript.