August 28th, 2023

How to exclude web apps or certain sites from Trails navigation

Some sites (Twitter, Instagram, web apps) work better when links open in the current page instead of branching. Here’s how to set that.

151 words by Eleanor McKeown

By default, every link in Horse branches off into a new page on the Trail. That’s great for research and most regular browsing. It’s slightly worse for sites that are basically applications (Twitter, Instagram, Gmail) where the “links” are really internal navigation and you don’t want a new page each time.

Two ways to handle it: open one link in the current Trail, or always exclude a site.

Open one link in the current Trail

For one-off use, toggle the link behaviour for the current Trail.

Mouse users: Menu > Navigation > Open Links in Current Trail

Keyboard users: +Y

Navigation Menu in Horse with Link Behaviour Action
Navigation Menu in Horse with Link Behaviour Action

Always exclude a site or web app

In Settings, add the domain to the Link Behaviour Exclusions list. The list ships with a few popular ones already filled in; remove or add as you like.

Mouse users: Horse > Settings

Keyboard users: +,

Add the domain (e.g. linkedin.com or *.linkedin.com).

Link Behaviour Exclusions in Horse
Link Behaviour Exclusions in Horse

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