diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index d3d0cc1..6933a48 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 {% import "macros/table_of_contents.html" as macros_toc %}
 {% import "macros/translate.html" as macros_translate %}
 {% import "macros/series_page.html" as macros_series_page %}
+{% import "macros/target_attribute.html" as macros_target_attribute %}
 
 {# Load the internationalisation data for the current language from
 the .toml files in the user's '/i18n' folder, falling back to the theme's.
diff --git a/templates/macros/target_attribute.html b/templates/macros/target_attribute.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2da5b9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/macros/target_attribute.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{% macro target_attribute(new_tab) %}
+ 
+{%- set blank_target = "" -%}
+
+{%- if new_tab -%}
+    {%- set blank_target = "target=_blank" -%}
+{%- endif -%}
+
+{{ blank_target }}
+
+{% endmacro target_attribute %}
diff --git a/templates/page.html b/templates/page.html
index 7099297..8ed6816 100644
--- a/templates/page.html
+++ b/templates/page.html
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@
 
 {%- set rel_attributes = macros_rel_attributes::rel_attributes() | trim -%}
 
-{%- if config.markdown.external_links_target_blank -%}
-    {%- set blank_target = "target=_blank" -%}
-{%- else -%}
-    {%- set blank_target = "" -%}
-{%- endif -%}
+{%- set blank_target = macros_target_attribute::target_attribute(new_tab=config.markdown.external_links_target_blank) -%}
 
 {# Debugging #}
 {# <div><pre>
diff --git a/templates/partials/cards_pages.html b/templates/partials/cards_pages.html
index 0486829..89bdabc 100644
--- a/templates/partials/cards_pages.html
+++ b/templates/partials/cards_pages.html
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@
             {% break %}
         {% endif %}
         {# Determine which URL to use, default is page.permalink #}
-        {%- if page.extra.link_to and config.markdown.external_links_target_blank -%}
-            {%- set blank_target = "target=_blank" -%}
-        {%- else -%}
-            {%- set blank_target = "" -%}
-        {%- endif -%}
+        {%- set blank_target = macros_target_attribute::target_attribute(new_tab=config.markdown.external_links_target_blank and page.extra.link_to) -%}
 
         {% set target_url = page.extra.link_to | default(value=page.permalink) %}
 
diff --git a/templates/partials/footer.html b/templates/partials/footer.html
index 9d89e1d..9e984ed 100644
--- a/templates/partials/footer.html
+++ b/templates/partials/footer.html
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 {%- set rel_attributes = macros_rel_attributes::rel_attributes() | trim -%}
 
-{%- if config.markdown.external_links_target_blank -%}
-    {%- set blank_target = "target=_blank" -%}
-{%- else -%}
-    {%- set blank_target = "" -%}
-{%- endif -%}
+{%- set blank_target = macros_target_attribute::target_attribute(new_tab=config.markdown.external_links_target_blank) -%}
 
 {#- Feed icon -#}
 {#- Zola 0.19.0 uses `generate_feeds`. Prior versions use `generate_feed` -#}