diff --git a/dashboard/menu/menu.component.ts b/dashboard/menu/menu.component.ts
index eaf0da8a..7e0159e2 100644
--- a/dashboard/menu/menu.component.ts
+++ b/dashboard/menu/menu.component.ts
@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
 	public menuItemSaveConfirmed(data: any) {
 		this.destroyTypeSubscription();
 		this.showLoading = true;
-		if(!this.menuItemForm.value._id) {
+    this.menuItemForm.value.target = this.menuItemForm.value['type'] == "internal" ? "_self" : "_blank";
+    if(!this.menuItemForm.value._id) {
 			this.subscriptions.push(
 				this._helpContentService.saveMenuItem(<MenuItem>this.menuItemForm.value, this.portal).subscribe(
 					menuItem => {
diff --git a/landingPages/landing-utils/availableOn.component.ts b/landingPages/landing-utils/availableOn.component.ts
index fc4bcce2..48536226 100644
--- a/landingPages/landing-utils/availableOn.component.ts
+++ b/landingPages/landing-utils/availableOn.component.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import {properties} from "../../../../environments/environment";
           <div *ngIf="instance.license" class="uk-text-meta uk-text-truncate" uk-tooltip [title]="instance.license">
             License:
             <a *ngIf="isUrl(instance.license); else elseBlock"
-               [href]="instance.license" target="_blank" class="custom-external">
+               [href]="instance.license" target="_blank" class="custom-external uk-link-text">
               {{instance.license}}
             </a>
             <ng-template #elseBlock> {{instance.license}}</ng-template>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import {properties} from "../../../../environments/environment";
           <div *ngIf="instance.collectedNamesAndIds?.size > 0" class="uk-text-meta">
             <span>Providers: </span>
             <a *ngFor="let collectedName of getKeys(instance.collectedNamesAndIds); let i=index" [routerLink]="dataProviderUrl"
-               [queryParams]="{datasourceId: instance.collectedNamesAndIds.get(collectedName)}">
+               [queryParams]="{datasourceId: instance.collectedNamesAndIds.get(collectedName)}" class="uk-link-text">
               {{collectedName}}<ng-container *ngIf="(i !== (instance.collectedNamesAndIds.size - 1))">; </ng-container>
             </a>
           </div>
diff --git a/sharedComponents/menu.ts b/sharedComponents/menu.ts
index 18040a8f..a6b7cb8e 100644
--- a/sharedComponents/menu.ts
+++ b/sharedComponents/menu.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ export class MenuItem {
   open: boolean;
   customClass: string = null;
 	isFeatured: boolean;
+  target: string = "_blank";
 
-  constructor(id: string, title: string, url: string, route: string, needsAuthorization: boolean, entitiesRequired: string[], routeRequired: string[], params, icon: Icon = null, fragment = null, customClass = null, routeActive = null) {
+  constructor(id: string, title: string, url: string, route: string, needsAuthorization: boolean, entitiesRequired: string[],
+              routeRequired: string[], params, icon: Icon = null, fragment = null, customClass = null, routeActive = null,
+              target: string = "_blank", type: string = "internal", isFeatured: boolean = false) {
     this._id = id;
     this.title = title;
     this.url = url;
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@ export class MenuItem {
     this.icon = icon;
     this.fragment = fragment;
     this.customClass = customClass;
+    this.target = target;
+    this.type = type;
+    this.isFeatured = isFeatured;
   }
 
   public static isTheActiveMenu(menu: MenuItem, currentRoute: any, activeMenuItem: string=""): boolean {
diff --git a/sharedComponents/navigationBar.component.html b/sharedComponents/navigationBar.component.html
index 30fea9e8..0e9eccb6 100644
--- a/sharedComponents/navigationBar.component.html
+++ b/sharedComponents/navigationBar.component.html
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
                      [queryParams]="menu.rootItem.params"
                      [fragment]="menu.rootItem.fragment">{{menu.rootItem.title}}</a>
                   <a *ngIf="menu.rootItem.route.length == 0 && menu.rootItem.url.length > 0"
-                     href="{{menu.rootItem.url}}" (click)="closeCanvas(canvas)" [class.custom-external]="menu.rootItem.url.includes('http')"
-                     target="{{menu.rootItem.url.includes('http') ? '_blank' : '_self'}}">{{menu.rootItem.title}}</a>
+                     href="{{menu.rootItem.url}}" (click)="closeCanvas(canvas)" [class.custom-external]="menu.rootItem.target != '_self'"
+                     target="{{menu.rootItem.target}}">{{menu.rootItem.title}}</a>
                   <a *ngIf="(menu.rootItem.route.length == 0 && menu.rootItem.url.length == 0) ||
                     (menu.rootItem.route.length >0 && menu.rootItem.routeRequired && !isEnabled([menu.rootItem.route], showPage)
                     && isAtleastOneEnabled(menu.rootItem.routeRequired, showPage))"
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
                            routerLink="{{submenu.route}}" [queryParams]=submenu.params
                            [fragment]="submenu.fragment">{{submenu.title}}</a>
                         <a *ngIf="submenu.route.length == 0 && submenu.url.length > 0"
-                           href="{{submenu.url}}" (click)="closeCanvas(canvas)" [class.custom-external]="submenu.url.includes('http')"
-                           target="{{submenu.url.includes('http') ? '_blank' : '_self'}}">{{submenu.title}}</a>
+                           href="{{submenu.url}}" (click)="closeCanvas(canvas)" [class.custom-external]="submenu.target != '_self'"
+                           target="{{submenu.target}}">{{submenu.title}}</a>
                         <ul *ngIf="submenu.items && submenu.items.length > 0" class="uk-nav-sub">
                           <ng-container *ngFor="let subsubmenu of submenu.items">
                             <li>
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@
                        [queryParams]="menu.rootItem.params"
                        [fragment]="menu.rootItem.fragment"> {{menu.rootItem.title}}</a>
                     <a *ngIf="menu.rootItem.route.length == 0 && menu.rootItem.url.length > 0"
-                       href="{{menu.rootItem.url}}" target="{{menu.rootItem.url.includes('http') ? '_blank' : '_self'}}"
-                       [class.custom-external]="menu.rootItem.url.includes('http')">{{menu.rootItem.title}}</a>
+                       href="{{menu.rootItem.url}}" target="{{menu.rootItem.target}}"
+                       [class.custom-external]="menu.rootItem.target != '_self'">{{menu.rootItem.title}}</a>
                     <a *ngIf="(menu.rootItem.route.length == 0 && menu.rootItem.url.length == 0) || ( menu.rootItem.route.length >0 && menu.rootItem.routeRequired && !isEnabled([menu.rootItem.route], showPage) && isAtleastOneEnabled(menu.rootItem.routeRequired, showPage))">{{menu.rootItem.title}}</a>
                     <div *ngIf="menu.items.length > 0" class="uk-navbar-dropdown uk-navbar-dropdown-bottom-left">
                       <div class="uk-height-max-medium uk-overflow-auto">
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@
                                  routerLink="{{submenu.route}}" [queryParams]="submenu.params"
                                  [fragment]="submenu.fragment">{{submenu.title}}</a>
                               <a *ngIf="submenu.route.length == 0 && submenu.url.length > 0"
-                                 href="{{submenu.url}}" [class.custom-external]="submenu.url.includes('http')"
-                                 target="{{submenu.url.includes('http') ? '_blank' : '_self'}}">{{submenu.title}}</a>
+                                 href="{{submenu.url}}" [class.custom-external]="submenu.target != '_self'"
+                                 target="{{submenu.target}}">{{submenu.title}}</a>
                               <ul *ngIf="submenu.items && submenu.items.length > 0" class="uk-nav-sub">
                                 <ng-container *ngFor="let subsubmenu of submenu.items">
                                   <li>