diff --git a/.template-lintrc.js b/.template-lintrc.js
index b0a14bbf22..d7b4a104eb 100644
--- a/.template-lintrc.js
+++ b/.template-lintrc.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module.exports = {
     "deprecated-render-helper": true,
     "require-valid-alt-text": false,
     "linebreak-style": true,
-    "link-rel-noopener": true,
+    "link-rel-noopener": "strict",
     "no-abstract-roles": true,
     "no-args-paths": true,
     "no-attrs-in-components": true,
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module.exports = {
     "no-unnecessary-concat": true,
     "no-unnecessary-component-helper": true,
     "no-unused-block-params": true,
-    "quotes": "double",
+    quotes: "double",
     "require-button-type": true,
     "require-iframe-title": true,
     "require-valid-alt-text": false,
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/badges-index.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/badges-index.hbs
index 7e2f21b127..4f26fde7f3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/badges-index.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/badges-index.hbs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       <h1>{{i18n "admin.badges.badge_intro.title"}}</h1>
       <div class="external-resources">
         {{#each badgeIntroLinks as |link|}}
-          <a href={{link.href}} class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
+          <a href={{link.href}} class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
             {{d-icon link.icon}}
             <span>{{i18n link.text}}</span>
           </a>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/components/admin-report.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/components/admin-report.hbs
index eeb7894099..2aa3143a47 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/components/admin-report.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/components/admin-report.hbs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
                 {{#if model.description}}
                   {{#if model.description_link}}
-                    <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href={{model.description_link}} class="info" data-tooltip={{model.description}}>
+                    <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href={{model.description_link}} class="info" data-tooltip={{model.description}}>
                       {{d-icon "question-circle"}}
                     </a>
                   {{else}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/components/version-checks.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/components/version-checks.hbs
index aa2fcc97c0..9471bcc980 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/components/version-checks.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/components/version-checks.hbs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     {{#if versionCheck.gitLink}}
       <div class="sha-link">
         (
-        <a href={{versionCheck.gitLink}} rel="noopener" target="_blank">
+        <a href={{versionCheck.gitLink}} rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
           {{versionCheck.shortSha}}
         </a>
         )
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/customize-themes-edit.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/customize-themes-edit.hbs
index 31ad084c23..a4e7fa583f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/customize-themes-edit.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/customize-themes-edit.hbs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <div class="admin-footer">
       <div class="status-actions">
         {{#unless model.changed}}
-          <a href={{previewUrl}} rel="noopener" title={{i18n "admin.customize.explain_preview"}} class="preview-link" target="_blank">
+          <a href={{previewUrl}} rel="noopener noreferrer" title={{i18n "admin.customize.explain_preview"}} class="preview-link" target="_blank">
             {{i18n "admin.customize.preview"}}
           </a>
         {{/unless}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/customize-themes-index.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/customize-themes-index.hbs
index 7402ef2724..fd1914a910 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/customize-themes-index.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/customize-themes-index.hbs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="external-resources">
       {{#each externalResources as |resource|}}
-        <a href={{resource.link}} class="external-link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">
+        <a href={{resource.link}} class="external-link" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
           {{d-icon resource.icon}}
           {{i18n resource.key}}
         </a>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/customize-themes-show.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/customize-themes-show.hbs
index 186cd9b358..9f46d47d69 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/customize-themes-show.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/customize-themes-show.hbs
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
       <ul class="removable-list">
         {{#each model.uploads as |upload|}}
           <li>
-            <span class="col">${{upload.name}}: <a href={{upload.url}} rel="noopener" target="_blank">{{upload.filename}}</a></span>
+            <span class="col">${{upload.name}}: <a href={{upload.url}} rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">{{upload.filename}}</a></span>
             <span class="col">
               {{d-button action=(action "removeUpload") actionParam=upload class="second btn-default btn-default cancel-edit" icon="times"}}
             </span>
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@
     </div>
   {{/if}}
 
-  <a href={{previewUrl}} title={{i18n "admin.customize.explain_preview"}} rel="noopener" target="_blank" class="btn btn-default">{{d-icon "desktop"}}{{i18n "admin.customize.theme.preview"}}</a>
-  <a class="btn btn-default export" rel="noopener" target="_blank" href={{downloadUrl}}>{{d-icon "download"}} {{i18n "admin.export_json.button_text"}}</a>
+  <a href={{previewUrl}} title={{i18n "admin.customize.explain_preview"}} rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="btn btn-default">{{d-icon "desktop"}}{{i18n "admin.customize.theme.preview"}}</a>
+  <a class="btn btn-default export" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href={{downloadUrl}}>{{d-icon "download"}} {{i18n "admin.export_json.button_text"}}</a>
 
   {{d-button action=(action "switchType") label="admin.customize.theme.convert" icon=convertIcon class="btn-default btn-normal" title=convertTooltip}}
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard_general.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard_general.hbs
index 2eca2b7d02..16214a92e3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard_general.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard_general.hbs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
             <div>
               <h4>{{i18n "admin.dashboard.discourse_last_updated"}} </h4>
               <p>{{format-date model.attributes.discourse_updated_at leaveAgo="true"}}</p>
-              <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href={{model.attributes.release_notes_link}} class="btn btn-default">
+              <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href={{model.attributes.release_notes_link}} class="btn btn-default">
                 {{i18n "admin.dashboard.whats_new_in_discourse"}}
               </a>
             </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/modal/admin-install-theme.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/modal/admin-install-theme.hbs
index 6c8ab04311..604befe690 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/modal/admin-install-theme.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/modal/admin-install-theme.hbs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         {{#each themes as |theme|}}
           <div class="popular-theme-item">
             <div class="popular-theme-name">
-              <a href={{theme.meta_url}} rel="noopener" target="_blank">
+              <a href={{theme.meta_url}} rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
                 {{#if theme.component}}
                   {{d-icon "puzzle-piece" title="admin.customize.theme.component"}}
                 {{/if}}
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                   action=(action "installThemeFromList" theme.value)}}
 
                 {{#if theme.preview}}
-                  <a href={{theme.preview}} rel="noopener" target="_blank">{{d-icon "desktop"}} {{i18n "admin.customize.theme.preview"}}</a>
+                  <a href={{theme.preview}} rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">{{d-icon "desktop"}} {{i18n "admin.customize.theme.preview"}}</a>
                 {{/if}}
               {{/if}}
             </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/modal/admin-theme-item.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/modal/admin-theme-item.hbs
index 1a50682819..7a7198fd57 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/modal/admin-theme-item.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/modal/admin-theme-item.hbs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div class="popular-theme-name">
     {{theme.name}}
     {{#if theme.preview}}
-      <a href={{theme.preview}} title="Preview" rel="noopener" target="_blank">{{d-icon "far-eye"}}</a>
+      <a href={{theme.preview}} title="Preview" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">{{d-icon "far-eye"}}</a>
     {{/if}}
   </div>
   <div class="popular-theme-buttons">
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/plugins-index.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/plugins-index.hbs
index e17804d7ff..b89b6e6f01 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/plugins-index.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/plugins-index.hbs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
           <td class="plugin-name">
             {{#if plugin.url}}
-              <a href={{plugin.url}} rel="noopener" target="_blank">{{plugin.name}}</a>
+              <a href={{plugin.url}} rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">{{plugin.name}}</a>
             {{else}}
               {{plugin.name}}
             {{/if}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/backup-codes.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/backup-codes.hbs
index 046baed16a..73b7ad43aa 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/backup-codes.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/backup-codes.hbs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <a download="backup_codes.txt"
      class="btn no-text btn-icon backup-codes-download-btn"
-     rel="noopener"
+     rel="noopener noreferrer"
      target="_blank"
      href="data:application/octet-stream;charset=utf-8;base64,{{base64BackupCode}}">
     {{d-icon "download"}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/ip-lookup.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/ip-lookup.hbs
index 3e57bd71d8..b6980b39d5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/ip-lookup.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/ip-lookup.hbs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <dt>{{i18n "ip_lookup.location"}}</dt>
         <dd>
           {{#if location.location}}
-            <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q={{location.latitude}},{{location.longitude}}" rel="noopener" target="_blank">
+            <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q={{location.latitude}},{{location.longitude}}" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
               {{location.location}}
             </a>
           {{else}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/reviewable-user.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/reviewable-user.hbs
index 4c246153ce..be61c74e81 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/reviewable-user.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/reviewable-user.hbs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <div class="reviewable-user-details website">
         <div class="name">{{i18n "review.user.website"}}</div>
         <div class="value">
-          <a href={{reviewable.payload.website}} target="_blank" rel="noopener">{{reviewable.payload.website}}</a>
+          <a href={{reviewable.payload.website}} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">{{reviewable.payload.website}}</a>
         </div>
       </div>
     {{/if}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/publish-page.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/publish-page.hbs
index a3c780ddbe..07c3640ddd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/publish-page.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/publish-page.hbs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
           <div class="current-url">
             {{i18n "topic.publish_page.publish_url"}}
             <div>
-              <a href={{publishedPage.url}} target="_blank" rel="noopener">{{publishedPage.url}}</a>
+              <a href={{publishedPage.url}} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">{{publishedPage.url}}</a>
             </div>
           </div>
         {{else}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/review-topics.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/review-topics.hbs
index 337cb4207d..6bce353354 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/review-topics.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/review-topics.hbs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
           <td class="topic-title">
             <div class="combined-title">
               {{topic-status topic=rt}}
-              <a href={{rt.relative_url}} rel="noopener" target="_blank">{{replace-emoji rt.fancy_title}}</a>
+              <a href={{rt.relative_url}} rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">{{replace-emoji rt.fancy_title}}</a>
             </div>
           </td>
           <td class="reviewable-count">
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic.hbs
index 7a4f6d6c7e..a3068355d0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic.hbs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
           <div class="details">
             {{i18n "topic.publish_page.topic_published"}}
             <div>
-              <a href={{model.publishedPage.url}} target="_blank" rel="noopener">{{model.publishedPage.url}}</a>
+              <a href={{model.publishedPage.url}} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">{{model.publishedPage.url}}</a>
             </div>
           </div>
           <div class="controls">
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user-invited-show.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user-invited-show.hbs
index 30aa848824..1def791972 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user-invited-show.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user-invited-show.hbs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
               {{d-button icon="plus" action=(route-action "showInvite") label="user.invited.create"}}
               {{#if canBulkInvite}}
                 {{csv-uploader uploading=uploading}}
-                <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-bulk-user-invites/16468" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="color:black;">{{d-icon "question-circle"}}</a>
+                <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-bulk-user-invites/16468" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:black;">{{d-icon "question-circle"}}</a>
               {{/if}}
               {{#if showBulkActionButtons}}
                 {{#if rescindedAll}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/templates/components/popular-themes.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/templates/components/popular-themes.hbs
index 6f6ddf02ed..774f8c0a27 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/templates/components/popular-themes.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/templates/components/popular-themes.hbs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{#each popular_components as |theme|}}
-  <a class="popular-theme-item" href={{theme.meta_url}} rel="noopener" target="_blank">
+  <a class="popular-theme-item" href={{theme.meta_url}} rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
     {{theme.name}}
   </a>
 {{/each}}