cannot open a link in forge via right click when trying left click open on new tab it works

[Ankit kharola]

I ave created a forge app which uses react to display issues in a table and i have added links to certain fields but when trying to open them using right click it gives an error 

Blocked opening 'https://forge-learning1.atlassian.net/browse/FL-103' in a new window because the request was made in a sandboxed frame whose 'allow-popups' permission is not set.

<td style={styles.commentCell}>

                  {comment.commentText ? (

                    <a

                      href={`${baseUrl}/browse/${issue.issueKey}/comment/${comment.commentId}`}

                      style={styles.commentLink}

                      target="_blank"

                      rel="noopener noreferrer"

                    >

                      {comment.commentText}

                    </a>

                  ) : (

                    'No Comment'

                  )}

                </td>

[Akash Singh · Accepted solution]

Hi @Ankit kharola 

The error you're encountering happens because Forge apps run in a sandboxed iframe environment, which has strict security settings. By default, the iframe sandbox prevents popups unless the allow-popups attribute is explicitly set, which isn't allowed in Forge apps for security reasons.

To solve this, instead of opening links directly with standard HTML anchor tags, you can use the Forge Bridge API's router.navigate function. This function allows you to programmatically navigate within the Atlassian product without violating the sandbox's restrictions.

Here’s the link to the documentation for router.navigate:
Forge Bridge Router API

Example usage:

import { router } from '@forge/bridge'; 

const handleLinkClick = (issueKey) => { 
  router.navigate(`/browse/${issueKey}`); 
};

I would highly recommend checking out the Atlassian Developer Community for more in-depth discussions and support on Forge app development. You can post questions or browse existing solutions there: Atlassian Developer Community