From fd36e415594ebd0cd073e4c927d8047087405284 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Danielle Pinto <danielle.peterson101@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:32:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'

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 docs/src/index.md | 98 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/src/index.md b/docs/src/index.md
index d4ab26a..6611932 100644
--- a/docs/src/index.md
+++ b/docs/src/index.md
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