diff --git a/taccsite_cms/settings.py b/taccsite_cms/settings.py
index 764c0b48c..a4a4ebeda 100644
--- a/taccsite_cms/settings.py
+++ b/taccsite_cms/settings.py
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ def gettext(s): return s
 PORTAL_BLOG_SHOW_CATEGORIES = True
 PORTAL_BLOG_SHOW_TAGS = True
 # To flag posts of certain category or tag, so template can take special action
-PORTAL_BLOG_CUSTOM_MEDIA_POST_CATEGORY = 'sample_value_e_g__mutlimedia__'
-PORTAL_BLOG_SHOW_ABSTRACT_TAG = 'sample_value_e_g__redirect__'
+PORTAL_BLOG_CUSTOM_MEDIA_POST_CATEGORY = 'mutlimedia'
+PORTAL_BLOG_SHOW_ABSTRACT_TAG = 'external'
 
 PORTAL_BLOG_CATEGORY_ORDER = []
 # PORTAL_BLOG_CATEGORY_ORDER = ['press-release', 'feature-story', 'multimedia', 'podcast']
diff --git a/taccsite_cms/templates/djangocms_blog/post_detail.html b/taccsite_cms/templates/djangocms_blog/post_detail.html
index 87add62d3..d5bfe56b6 100644
--- a/taccsite_cms/templates/djangocms_blog/post_detail.html
+++ b/taccsite_cms/templates/djangocms_blog/post_detail.html
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 {# https://github.com/nephila/djangocms-blog/blob/1.2.3/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/post_detail.html #}
 {% extends "djangocms_blog/post_detail.html" %}
-{% load i18n easy_thumbnails_tags cms_tags blog_post_use_custom_media blog_post_is_show_abstract %}
+{# TACC (define whether this is a special post): #}
+{# TACC (redirect external articles): #}
+{% load i18n easy_thumbnails_tags cms_tags static sekizai_tags blog_post_use_custom_media blog_post_is_show_abstract %}
+{# /TACC #}
+{# /TACC #}
 
 {% block content_blog %}{% spaceless %}
 
@@ -82,6 +86,17 @@ <h3>{% render_model post "subtitle" %}</h3>
         </section>
     {% endif %}
 </article>
+
+{# TACC (redirect external articles): #}
+{% addtoblock "js" %}
+<script id="redirect-external-article" type="module">
+import { redirectExternalArticle } from '{% static "site_cms/js/modules/manageExternalArticles.js" %}';
+
+redirectExternalArticle('{{ settings.PORTAL_BLOG_SHOW_ABSTRACT_TAG }}');
+</script>
+{% endaddtoblock %}
+{# /TACC #}
+
 {# TACC (end wrap and end spaceless-ness later than source): #}
 {% endspaceless %}
 {# /TACC #}
diff --git a/taccsite_cms/templates/djangocms_blog/post_list.html b/taccsite_cms/templates/djangocms_blog/post_list.html
index 1d7aa3010..cb74e76c7 100644
--- a/taccsite_cms/templates/djangocms_blog/post_list.html
+++ b/taccsite_cms/templates/djangocms_blog/post_list.html
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {# https://github.com/nephila/djangocms-blog/blob/1.2.3/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/post_list.html #}
 {% extends "djangocms_blog/base.html" %}
-{% load i18n easy_thumbnails_tags cms_tags %}{% spaceless %}
+{# TACC (change how to open external articles): #}
+{% load i18n easy_thumbnails_tags cms_tags static sekizai_tags %}{% spaceless %}
+{# /TACC #}
 
 {% block canonical_url %}<link rel="canonical" href="{{ view.get_view_url }}"/>{% endblock canonical_url %}
 
@@ -78,5 +80,15 @@ <h2>
     {% endif %}
 </section>
 
+{# TACC (change how to open external articles): #}
+{% addtoblock "js" %}
+<script type="module" id="change-how-to-open-external-articles">
+import { changeHowExternalArticleOpens } from '{% static "site_cms/js/modules/manageExternalArticles.js" %}';
+
+changeHowExternalArticleOpens('{{ settings.PORTAL_BLOG_SHOW_ABSTRACT_TAG }}');
+</script>
+{% endaddtoblock %}
+{# /TACC #}
+
 {% endblock %}
 {% endspaceless %}