Hi scottschwieger, if you don’t mind, please open new issues in a separate thread so they’re easier for people to find and to keep track of.
I took a quick look regarding the links not working and found what’s causing that for pre-existing widgets. If you choose an image using the new media manager instead of using the “Image URL” field, it should work. Otherwise, I’ll release an update shortly that should address it.
As for the open in new window functionality, it’s not available in the new version. I’ll look into adding it since I can see it being useful for image widgets that are used like ads.
Thanks for bringing these to my attention.