# Better UX for Opening External URLs **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Features\ **Created:** [March 1, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/better-ux-for-opening-external-urls/1415 "2021-03-01T15:24:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 14
**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/better-ux-for-opening-external-urls/1415/14 "2023-07-11T11:04:12Z")
> [@cannibalflea](#): > > it would be nice if a button/action could perform actions like opening a new URL. It would be amazing if opening URLs could actually be a step in an action! The current automation actions effectively make changes in the ‘backend’ (update things, link things, create things etc.) which may or may not be immediately apparent on the UI of any given user (it depends on what they are viewing). I think it will be some significant work to alter that paradigm, in order to allow that an action affects the navigation (for a specific user) on the UI. > [@rothnic](#): > > [Coda.io](http://Coda.io) has a really good implementation Indeed, Coda have some amazing stuff, including some very sophisticated formula-driven functionality. Hats off to them. Have no idea if/when Fibery will ever catch up in that area. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.fibery.io/t/better-ux-for-opening-external-urls/1415)._