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+++ title = "Referrer Policy" description = "Specify how much info is passed to external links." categories = ["security"] tags = ["privacy", "security", "SEO", "metadata"] features = ["related content", "code highlighter", "snippets"] copyright owner = "Josh Habdas" date = "2019" license = "agpl-3.0-or-later" +++
After Dark adds a {{< external href="https://w3c.github.io/webappsec-referrer-policy/" text="Referrer Policy" />}} to improve site security and increase visitor privacy beyond browser defaults using a simple site-wide policy.
Adjust the site-wide default of same-origin from {{< external href="https://gohugo.io/getting-started/configuration/" text="Site Configuration" />}}:
[params.seo]
referrer = "same-origin"
Relax the security policy by:
- Adjusting the site-wide default;
- Using the
referrerpolicyattribute of the External Shortcode; - Using a {{< external href="https://w3c.github.io/webappsec-referrer-policy/#referrer-policy-delivery-nested" text="nested browsing context" />}} to adjust contextually.
See {{< external href="https://w3c.github.io/webappsec-referrer-policy/" text="Referrer Policy on W3C" />}} for a list of possible values.