Package

should-handle-link

A utility to help libraries and frameworks handle `<a>` clicks, properly handling all the default behavior that comes with clicking links (ctrl+click, cmd+click, etc).

v1.3.0, 21 Nov 2024MITESM onlyTypes: BundledRouting

$ npm install should-handle-link

npm GitHub Homepage

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 5.6k; +144% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 1 year ago; v1.3.0
GitHub stars: 9; 1 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

5,606 downloads last week, 30,759 in the last month. The 12-month change of +144% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 1.3.0, 21 Nov 20241 year ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 21 Nov 2024672 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 3

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 8.6 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install should-handle-link

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/should-handle-link@1.3.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/should-handle-link@1.3.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/should-handle-link@1.3.0

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): downloads_week 5606 < 10000.