Open link in same tab

[bhark]

I'm curious as to how many people out there actually open links
without using the right click - 'open link in new tab'. I wish there
was an option to choose every link you click on to open in a new tab,
and have the right click option be 'open link in same tab'. I
personally dislike having to use the back button. It's slower to
close a tab, than go back and wait for things to load.

[bhark]

***quicker to close a tab, than press back***

[Demetrios Papadopoulos]

Middle clicking (i.e. click the scroll wheel) on a link opens it
always in a new tab, it does not focus the new tab though). I am using
this more than "open link in new tab".

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[Zachary “Gamer_Z.” Yaro]

I personally like the current system.  I do also sometimes middle click or drag the link to the tab bar, but I still find the menu item useful.

That said, I would not mind an “Open link in current tab" option for sites where every link opens in a new tab.

—Zachary “Gamer_Z.” Yaro

[PhistucK]

What can I say, there is an extension for that (or so I recall). Google it (I have not used it).

:)

☆PhistucK

[Tibor]

It's the Chrome Toolbox (by Google) extension you are looking for.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fjccknnhdnkbanjilpjddjhmkghmachn
You can choose to open in front or background tab.

I personally Ctrl+Click when I need to open a link in a new tab.

[Evans Turner (Work)]

If I wanted to open in the same tab, I would just copy the URL and
paste in the address bar.

...and I hardly ever right-click to open in a new tab. I always middle-
click with my mouse. You can also middle-click the tab to close. I do
that and Ctrl+F4 interchangeably.

-Evans

[Awesome Sauce]

I'm having problems. every time i click on a link, it opens in a new tab. can someone help me fix this so whenever I click a link it opens in the same tab? Please!!