closes #1376

public/language/en_GB/user.json

@@ -65,5 +65,8 @@
 	"topics_per_page": "Topics per Page",
 	"posts_per_page": "Posts per Page",
 
-	"notification_sounds" : "Play a sound when you receive a notification."
+	"notification_sounds" : "Play a sound when you receive a notification.",
+
+	"browsing": "Browsing Settings",
+	"open_links_in_new_tab": "Open outgoing links in new tab?"
 }

public/src/ajaxify.js

@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ var ajaxify = ajaxify || {};
 					if (config.useOutgoingLinksPage) {
 						ajaxify.go('outgoing?url=' + encodeURIComponent(this.href));
 						e.preventDefault();
+					} else if (config.openOutgoingLinksInNewTab) {
+						window.open(this.href, '_blank');
+						e.preventDefault();
 					}
 				}
 			}

src/controllers/api.js

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ apiController.getConfig = function(req, res, next) {
 		config.postsPerPage = settings.postsPerPage;
 		config.notificationSounds = settings.notificationSounds;
 		config.defaultLang = settings.language || config.defaultLang;
+		config.openOutgoingLinksInNewTab = settings.openOutgoingLinksInNewTab;
 
 		if (res.locals.isAPI) {
 			res.json(200, config);

src/user/settings.js

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 				settings = data.settings;
 
 				settings.showemail = settings.showemail ? parseInt(settings.showemail, 10) !== 0 : false;
+				settings.openOutgoingLinksInNewTab = settings.openOutgoingLinksInNewTab ? parseInt(settings.openOutgoingLinksInNewTab, 10) !== 0 : false;
 				settings.dailyDigestFreq = settings.dailyDigestFreq || 'daily';
 				settings.usePagination = settings.usePagination ? parseInt(settings.usePagination, 10) === 1 : parseInt(meta.config.usePagination, 10) === 1;
 				settings.topicsPerPage = settings.topicsPerPage ? parseInt(settings.topicsPerPage, 10) : parseInt(meta.config.topicsPerPage, 10) || 20;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 		plugins.fireHook('action:user.saveSettings', {uid: uid, settings: data});
 		db.setObject('user:' + uid + ':settings', {
 			showemail: data.showemail,
+			openOutgoingLinksInNewTab: data.openOutgoingLinksInNewTab,
 			dailyDigestFreq: data.dailyDigestFreq || 'daily',
 			usePagination: data.usePagination,
 			topicsPerPage: data.topicsPerPage,