diff --git a/inst/templates/SCFeatBarcoding.Rmd b/inst/templates/SCFeatBarcoding.Rmd
index df3c14140..a2af1735e 100644
--- a/inst/templates/SCFeatBarcoding.Rmd
+++ b/inst/templates/SCFeatBarcoding.Rmd
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ AUCell_plotTSNE(tSNE=cellsTsne,
 The iSEE (Interactive SummarizedExperiment Explorer) explorer provides a general visual interface for exploring single cell data. iSEE allows users to simultaneously visualize multiple aspects of a given data set, including experimental data, metadata, and analysis results. Dynamic linking and point selection facilitate the flexible exploration of interactions between different data aspects.
  [Rue-Albrecht K, Marini F, Soneson C, Lun ATL (2018). “iSEE: Interactive SummarizedExperiment Explorer.” F1000Research, 7, 741. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.14966.1.]
 
-The iSEE shiny app can be accessed through this link [iSEE explorer](`r {lastProjectDigit = stringr::str_sub( sub("\\/.*", "", output$getColumn("Report")), start = -1); paste0("http://fgcz-shiny.uzh.ch/fgcz_iSEE", lastProjectDigit, "/?data=",output$getColumn("Report"),"/sce_h5")}`)
+The iSEE shiny app can be accessed through this link [iSEE explorer](`r {lastProjectDigit = stringr::str_sub( sub("\\/.*", "", output$getColumn("Report")), start = -1); paste0("http://fgcz-shiny.uzh.ch/fgcz_iSEE", lastProjectDigit, "/?data=",output$getColumn("Report"),"/sce_h5")}`){target="_blank"}
 
 
 ### Data availability
diff --git a/inst/templates/SCLabelClusters.Rmd b/inst/templates/SCLabelClusters.Rmd
index bbed03149..7a3f3e175 100755
--- a/inst/templates/SCLabelClusters.Rmd
+++ b/inst/templates/SCLabelClusters.Rmd
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ kable_styling("striped", full_width = F, position = "left")
 The iSEE (Interactive SummarizedExperiment Explorer) explorer provides a general visual interface for exploring single cell data. iSEE allows users to simultaneously visualize multiple aspects of a given data set, including experimental data, metadata, and analysis results. Dynamic linking and point selection facilitate the flexible exploration of interactions between different data aspects.
  [Rue-Albrecht K, Marini F, Soneson C, Lun ATL (2018). “iSEE: Interactive SummarizedExperiment Explorer.” F1000Research, 7, 741. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.14966.1.]
 
-The iSEE shiny app can be accessed through this link [iSEE explorer](`r {lastProjectDigit = stringr::str_sub( sub("\\/.*", "", output$getColumn("SC Celltype Report")), start = -1); paste0("http://fgcz-shiny.uzh.ch/fgcz_iSEE", lastProjectDigit, "/?data=",output$getColumn("SC Celltype Report"),"/sce_h5")}`)
+The iSEE shiny app can be accessed through this link [iSEE explorer](`r {lastProjectDigit = stringr::str_sub( sub("\\/.*", "", output$getColumn("SC Celltype Report")), start = -1); paste0("http://fgcz-shiny.uzh.ch/fgcz_iSEE", lastProjectDigit, "/?data=",output$getColumn("SC Celltype Report"),"/sce_h5")}`){target="_blank"}
 
 
 ### Data availability
diff --git a/inst/templates/ScSCE.Rmd b/inst/templates/ScSCE.Rmd
index 3ec7029ed..2874603f4 100644
--- a/inst/templates/ScSCE.Rmd
+++ b/inst/templates/ScSCE.Rmd
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ AUCell_plotTSNE(tSNE=cellsTsne,
 The iSEE (Interactive SummarizedExperiment Explorer) explorer provides a general visual interface for exploring single cell data. iSEE allows users to simultaneously visualize multiple aspects of a given data set, including experimental data, metadata, and analysis results. Dynamic linking and point selection facilitate the flexible exploration of interactions between different data aspects.
  [Rue-Albrecht K, Marini F, Soneson C, Lun ATL (2018). “iSEE: Interactive SummarizedExperiment Explorer.” F1000Research, 7, 741. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.14966.1.]
 
-The iSEE shiny app can be accessed through this link [iSEE explorer](`r {lastProjectDigit = stringr::str_sub( sub("\\/.*", "", output$getColumn("SC Cluster Report")), start = -1); paste0("http://fgcz-shiny.uzh.ch/fgcz_iSEE", lastProjectDigit, "/?data=",output$getColumn("SC Cluster Report"),"/sce_h5")}`)
+The iSEE shiny app can be accessed through this link [iSEE explorer](`r {lastProjectDigit = stringr::str_sub( sub("\\/.*", "", output$getColumn("SC Cluster Report")), start = -1); paste0("http://fgcz-shiny.uzh.ch/fgcz_iSEE", lastProjectDigit, "/?data=",output$getColumn("SC Cluster Report"),"/sce_h5")}`){target="_blank"}
 
 
 ### Data availability
diff --git a/inst/templates/ScSCECombine.Rmd b/inst/templates/ScSCECombine.Rmd
index 931645fa6..19a07d53b 100644
--- a/inst/templates/ScSCECombine.Rmd
+++ b/inst/templates/ScSCECombine.Rmd
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ p2
 The iSEE (Interactive SummarizedExperiment Explorer) explorer provides a general visual interface for exploring single cell data. iSEE allows users to simultaneously visualize multiple aspects of a given data set, including experimental data, metadata, and analysis results. Dynamic linking and point selection facilitate the flexible exploration of interactions between different data aspects.
  [Rue-Albrecht K, Marini F, Soneson C, Lun ATL (2018). “iSEE: Interactive SummarizedExperiment Explorer.” F1000Research, 7, 741. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.14966.1.]
 
-The iSEE shiny app can be accessed through this link [iSEE explorer](`r {lastProjectDigit = stringr::str_sub( sub("\\/.*", "", output$getColumn("Report")), start = -1); paste0("http://fgcz-shiny.uzh.ch/fgcz_iSEE", lastProjectDigit, "/?data=",output$getColumn("Report"),"/sce_h5")}`)
+The iSEE shiny app can be accessed through this link [iSEE explorer](`r {lastProjectDigit = stringr::str_sub( sub("\\/.*", "", output$getColumn("Report")), start = -1); paste0("http://fgcz-shiny.uzh.ch/fgcz_iSEE", lastProjectDigit, "/?data=",output$getColumn("Report"),"/sce_h5")}`){target="_blank"}
 
 
 ### Methods
diff --git a/inst/templates/ScSeurat.Rmd b/inst/templates/ScSeurat.Rmd
index 0db846990..246746c67 100644
--- a/inst/templates/ScSeurat.Rmd
+++ b/inst/templates/ScSeurat.Rmd
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ AUCell_plotTSNE(tSNE=cellsUmap,
 The iSEE (Interactive SummarizedExperiment Explorer) explorer provides a general visual interface for exploring single cell data. iSEE allows users to simultaneously visualize multiple aspects of a given data set, including experimental data, metadata, and analysis results. Dynamic linking and point selection facilitate the flexible exploration of interactions between different data aspects.
  [Rue-Albrecht K, Marini F, Soneson C, Lun ATL (2018). “iSEE: Interactive SummarizedExperiment Explorer.” F1000Research, 7, 741. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.14966.1.]
 
-The iSEE shiny app can be accessed through this link [iSEE explorer](`r {paste0("http://fgcz-shiny.uzh.ch/fgcz_iSEE", sample(0:9, size=1), "/?data=",output$getColumn("SC Cluster Report"),"/sce_h5")}`)
+The iSEE shiny app can be accessed through this link [iSEE explorer](`r {paste0("https://fgcz-shiny.uzh.ch/fgcz_iSEE", sample(0:9, size=1), "/?data=",output$getColumn("SC Cluster Report"),"/sce_h5")}`){target="_blank"}
 
 ### Data availability
 
diff --git a/inst/templates/ScSeuratCombine.Rmd b/inst/templates/ScSeuratCombine.Rmd
index 4fb35b01a..d5fe6ef6f 100644
--- a/inst/templates/ScSeuratCombine.Rmd
+++ b/inst/templates/ScSeuratCombine.Rmd
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ AUCell_plotTSNE(tSNE=cellsTsne,
 The iSEE (Interactive SummarizedExperiment Explorer) explorer provides a general visual interface for exploring single cell data. iSEE allows users to simultaneously visualize multiple aspects of a given data set, including experimental data, metadata, and analysis results. Dynamic linking and point selection facilitate the flexible exploration of interactions between different data aspects.
  [Rue-Albrecht K, Marini F, Soneson C, Lun ATL (2018). “iSEE: Interactive SummarizedExperiment Explorer.” F1000Research, 7, 741. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.14966.1.]
 
-The iSEE shiny app can be accessed through this link [iSEE explorer](`r {lastProjectDigit = stringr::str_sub( sub("\\/.*", "", output$getColumn("Report")), start = -1); paste0("http://fgcz-shiny.uzh.ch/fgcz_iSEE", lastProjectDigit, "/?data=",output$getColumn("Report"),"/sce_h5")}`)
+The iSEE shiny app can be accessed through this link [iSEE explorer](`r {lastProjectDigit = stringr::str_sub( sub("\\/.*", "", output$getColumn("Report")), start = -1); paste0("http://fgcz-shiny.uzh.ch/fgcz_iSEE", lastProjectDigit, "/?data=",output$getColumn("Report"),"/sce_h5")}`){target="_blank"}