TamperMonkey script for opening Bing search results in a new tab

open-bing-results-in-new-tab.js

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Bing Links Open in New Tab
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      1.0
// @description  Makes Bing search results open in a new tab. Why? See here: https://www.reddit.com/r/edge/comments/113gvpf/bing_results_in_edge_browser_redirect_to_bingcom/
// @author       Kieron Lanning
// @match        https://www.bing.com/*
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    // Function to set target="_blank" for all result links
    function modifyBingLinks() {
        // Select all links in Bing search results
        const links = document.querySelectorAll('a');

        links.forEach(link => {
            // Check if the link is part of the search results
            if (link.href && link.closest('.b_algo')) {
                link.target = '_blank';
            }
        });
    }

    // Run the function on page load
    window.addEventListener('load', modifyBingLinks);

    // Run the function again when the DOM updates (e.g., when new results load dynamically)
    const observer = new MutationObserver(modifyBingLinks);
    observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
})();