function handleLinkClick(e) {
    var $this = $(this);
    var target = $this.attr('target');

    if (isModifiedEvent(e) || !isLeftClickEvent(e) || target) {
        return;
    }

    e.stopPropagation();
    e.preventDefault();

    var url = $this.attr('href');
    if (url) handleNavigation(url, true);
}