Some users prefer to keep the external links (websites) to be opened in a new tab however to keep the internal links or anchors within the same issue to open on the same window.

To clarify and reproduce:

1. Edit your user profile and set "External links: Open in new tab".

2. Create an issue with the following description.

Link: xx
Should point here:

3. Open the new issue.

4. Click the "xx" link.

Expected behaviour:

The link should open in the current tab, because it is an internal link, not an external link.

Actual behaviour:

The link opens in a new tab. Also, it does not seem to scroll to the correct anchor, but that may depend on the Web browser.

Workaround:

Set "External links: Open in current tab" in your user profile.

Notes:

Adding JRASERVER-9380 Jira feature provided the option to chose the links' behavior however some users would like to control the specific links type (internal or external).