Add option for sidebar navigation to open entry in new tab

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Unreleased
 Added
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+* Add option to open entry in new tab for sidebar navigation menu.
 * Add preference for configuring the default phone number country code.
 * Admins recieve an mail for celery tasks with status "FAILURE"
 

aleksis/core/templates/core/partials/sidenav.html

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   {% for item in core_menu %}
     {% if not item.submenu %}
       <li class="{% if item.selected %} active {% endif %}">
-        <a class="truncate" href="{{ item.url }}">
+        <a class="truncate" {% if item.new_tab %} target="_blank" {% endif %} href="{{ item.url }}">
           {% if item.icon_class %}
             <i class="{{ item.icon_class }}"></i>
           {% elif item.icon %}
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     {% endif %}
     {% if item.submenu %}
       <li class="bold {% if item.selected %} active {% endif %}">
-        <a class="collapsible-header waves-effect waves-primary truncate" href="{{ item.url|default:"#" }}">
+        <a class="collapsible-header waves-effect waves-primary truncate" {% if item.new_tab %} target="_blank" {% endif %} href="{{ item.url|default:"#" }}">
           {% if item.icon_class %}
             <i class="{{ item.icon_class }}"></i>
           {% elif item.icon %}