Andy Schlei

I can program but the cryptic nature of the description of the fix leaves me not even knowing where to start.

And I agree, this should be a simple check-box type configuration in the main WordPress App.

This, from Stack Exchange, appears to be a solution, but I don’t understand how to implement it.

https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/327396/set-default-image-link-target-in-gutenberg-image-block

I also need this functionality. It is a pain to have to remember to change it every time I insert an image.