title: Plone link type - open external site
body: <p>I have added a link to my left nav menu, which points to an external link. When I click the link it displays a view saying "The link address is: <a href="http://externalsite.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://externalsite.com</a>"</p>
  
  <p>How do I get the link to open directly, rather than displaying this message/view?</p>
  
  <p>My version info is:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Plone 2.5.4-2</li>
  <li>Zope (Zope 2.9.8-final, python 2.4.3, linux2)</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I have tried editing the link type in portal_types in the ZMI, but there is no option there to "Redirect immediately to link target" as suggested by this answer - <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7917848/how-can-i-add-a-menu-entry-that-links-to-an-external-site">How can I add a menu entry that links to an external site?</a></p>