Hold down the 'Shift' and then Right-Click > Open In New Tab.

Hi Mr. Mozdor, I don't think there is any way to add "Open Link [in This Tab]" to the right-click context menu. That only appears if you select a plain text link -- a URL that is not a hyperlink, like https://some.site.example/.

So we might consider the full situation.

Is there a specific site where you have this problem -- for example, Yandex search?

On the Yandex results page, each link has target="_blank" which instructs Firefox to open the link in a new window/new tab.

Many search engines let you choose whether results open in the same tab or a new window/new tab. I do not see that option in Yandex settings:

• https://yandex.com/tune/search
• https://yandex.ru/tune/search

I was not logged in. Maybe you are given an option if you log in to the site when searching?? If not -- or if you prefer to search anonymously -- then I think you have three choices:

(1) Use an add-on to add a new "Open Link in This Tab" item

Unfortunately, extension commands are added to the bottom of the menu, so this is not as convenient.

(2) Use an add-on to remove the link targets in the results page

I see there are some general purpose add-ons for this (not specific to Yandex) but I don't know whether they are reliable / trustworthy.

Another method would be to use one of the "monkey" extensions (Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey, Violentmonkey, FireMonkey) to modify the page with a "user script". This is an example of a user script to clean out the target="_blank": https://greasyfork.org/ru/scripts/395686-yandex-open-results-in-same-tab

(3) Set Firefox to ignore link targets

Unfortunately, this is a global change affecting all sites and possibly breaking some sites. This setting will always open links in the same tab unless you direct them to a new tab using one of the usual methods:

• right-click > Open Link in New Tab
• Hold down the Ctrl key when clicking the link
• Click the link using the middle mouse button (usually a scroll wheel)

If you want to try it:

(A) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk.

(B) In the search box in the page, type or paste neww and pause while the list is filtered

(C) Review/Edit the preference values as follows (double-click the current value to open an editing field, and then when you're done, press Enter or click the blue checkmark to save the change):

(i) browser.link.open_newwindow - for links in Firefox tabs

Changing this overrides the checkbox on the Options page about whether targeted links are allowed to open in a new window or are diverted to a new tab instead; there's no effect on untargeted links:

• 3 = divert new window to a new tab (default)
• 2 = allow link to open a new window
• 1 = force new window into same tab <== try this one

(ii) browser.link.open_newwindow.override.external - for links in other programs

This preference governs those external links that open in Firefox. To avoid outside links replacing the last page you viewed, change this one:

• -1 = apply the setting under (A) to external links (default)
• 3 = open external links in a new tab in the last active window <== change to this
• 2 = open external links in a new window
• 1 = open external links in the last active tab replacing the current page

(iii) browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction - for links in Firefox tabs

By default, if a page sets width, height, or toolbars for a popup, Firefox will open it in a "dialog-style" window. To force those into a tab as well, you can change this preference to 0. However, let's decide that later and keep the default value here:

• 0 = apply the setting under (A) to ALL new windows (even script windows with limited features)
• 2 = apply the setting under (A) to normal windows, but NOT to script windows with features (default) <== keep this
• 1 = override the setting under (A) and always use new windows

There is an arrow-like reset button at the right end of each of those rows if it has a non-default value, so you can easily change back if there are problems.

Sorry, I think I misunderstood your question.

When you click a link with target="_blank" and Firefox is set to open it in a new tab, Firefox switches to the new tab immediately. There is a preference to open that link in the background, but you need to access it this way:

(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk.

(2) In the search box in the page, type or paste inback and pause while the list is filtered

The preference browser.tabs.loadInBackground is set to true by default. This is the one that has the checkbox on the Options page.

There is a different preference for the links that Firefox diverts from a new window to a new tab instead:

(3) Double-click the browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground preference to switch the value from false to true

Hopefully this what you are really looking for!

Hello, jascher2000! Thank you very much for solving my question, which has been bothering me for a long time! The decision to go to about:config helped. In the preference browser. tabs. loadInBackground, for some reason I had the value false, I corrected it to true and the links began to open in the background in new tabs. Thank you again!

Sorry, I think I misunderstood your question. When you click a link with target="_blank" and Firefox is set to open it in a new tab, Firefox switches to the new tab immediately. There is a preference to open that link in the background, but you need to access it this way: (1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk. (2) In the search box in the page, type or paste inback and pause while the list is filtered The preference browser.tabs.loadInBackground is set to true by default. This is the one that has the checkbox on the Options page. There is a different preference for the links that Firefox diverts from a new window to a new tab instead: (3) Double-click the browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground preference to switch the value from false to true Hopefully this what you are really looking for!