diff --git a/app/References/ReferenceFetcher.php b/app/References/ReferenceFetcher.php
index 655ea7c09eb..1c9664f45a9 100644
--- a/app/References/ReferenceFetcher.php
+++ b/app/References/ReferenceFetcher.php
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ protected function queryReferencesToEntity(Entity $entity): Builder
     {
         $baseQuery = Reference::query()
             ->where('to_type', '=', $entity->getMorphClass())
-            ->where('to_id', '=', $entity->id);
+            ->where('to_id', '=', $entity->id)
+            ->whereHas('from');
 
         return $this->permissions->restrictEntityRelationQuery(
             $baseQuery,
diff --git a/app/Util/HtmlDescriptionFilter.php b/app/Util/HtmlDescriptionFilter.php
index 7287586d16f..cb091b869f8 100644
--- a/app/Util/HtmlDescriptionFilter.php
+++ b/app/Util/HtmlDescriptionFilter.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class HtmlDescriptionFilter
      */
     protected static array $allowedAttrsByElements = [
         'p' => [],
-        'a' => ['href', 'title'],
+        'a' => ['href', 'title', 'target'],
         'ol' => [],
         'ul' => [],
         'li' => [],
diff --git a/resources/js/code/index.mjs b/resources/js/code/index.mjs
index d252f8f4101..ab31e3f74e4 100644
--- a/resources/js/code/index.mjs
+++ b/resources/js/code/index.mjs
@@ -48,14 +48,16 @@ function highlightElem(elem) {
     const content = elem.textContent.trimEnd();
 
     let langName = '';
+    let innerCodeDirection = '';
     if (innerCodeElem !== null) {
         langName = innerCodeElem.className.replace('language-', '');
+        innerCodeDirection = innerCodeElem.getAttribute('dir');
     }
 
     const wrapper = document.createElement('div');
     elem.parentNode.insertBefore(wrapper, elem);
 
-    const direction = innerCodeElem.getAttribute('dir') || elem.getAttribute('dir') || '';
+    const direction = innerCodeDirection || elem.getAttribute('dir') || '';
     if (direction) {
         wrapper.setAttribute('dir', direction);
     }
diff --git a/resources/js/wysiwyg/config.js b/resources/js/wysiwyg/config.js
index e5a780d18e9..1666aa50066 100644
--- a/resources/js/wysiwyg/config.js
+++ b/resources/js/wysiwyg/config.js
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ export function buildForInput(options) {
         toolbar: 'bold italic link bullist numlist',
         content_style: getContentStyle(options),
         file_picker_types: 'file',
-        valid_elements: 'p,a[href|title],ol,ul,li,strong,em,br',
+        valid_elements: 'p,a[href|title|target],ol,ul,li,strong,em,br',
         file_picker_callback: filePickerCallback,
         init_instance_callback(editor) {
             addCustomHeadContent(editor.getDoc());
diff --git a/resources/sass/_forms.scss b/resources/sass/_forms.scss
index 8c277c2b501..e480531fc52 100644
--- a/resources/sass/_forms.scss
+++ b/resources/sass/_forms.scss
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@
   body {
     display: block;
     background-color: #fff;
-    padding-inline-start: 16px;
-    padding-inline-end: 16px;
+    padding-inline-start: 12px;
+    padding-inline-end: 12px;
+    max-width: 864px;
   }
   [drawio-diagram]:hover {
     outline: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
diff --git a/resources/sass/_tinymce.scss b/resources/sass/_tinymce.scss
index 7e443ff5a6b..29843e4246f 100644
--- a/resources/sass/_tinymce.scss
+++ b/resources/sass/_tinymce.scss
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   padding-block-end: 1rem;
   outline: 0;
   display: block;
+  max-width: 870px;
 }
 
 .wysiwyg-input.mce-content-body {
diff --git a/tests/Entity/BookTest.php b/tests/Entity/BookTest.php
index 04dff293fac..51bf65d10bb 100644
--- a/tests/Entity/BookTest.php
+++ b/tests/Entity/BookTest.php
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ public function test_description_limited_to_specific_html()
     {
         $book = $this->entities->book();
 
-        $input = '<h1>Test</h1><p id="abc" href="beans">Content<a href="#cat" data-a="b">a</a><section>Hello</section></p>';
-        $expected = '<p>Content<a href="#cat">a</a></p>';
+        $input = '<h1>Test</h1><p id="abc" href="beans">Content<a href="#cat" target="_blank" data-a="b">a</a><section>Hello</section></p>';
+        $expected = '<p>Content<a href="#cat" target="_blank">a</a></p>';
 
         $this->asEditor()->put($book->getUrl(), [
             'name' => $book->name,
diff --git a/tests/References/ReferencesTest.php b/tests/References/ReferencesTest.php
index 715f7143534..f8698d02885 100644
--- a/tests/References/ReferencesTest.php
+++ b/tests/References/ReferencesTest.php
@@ -271,7 +271,31 @@ public function test_description_links_from_book_chapter_shelf_updated_on_url_ch
         }
     }
 
-    protected function createReference(Model $from, Model $to)
+    public function test_reference_from_deleted_item_does_not_count_or_show_in_references_page()
+    {
+        $page = $this->entities->page();
+        $referencingPageA = $this->entities->page();
+        $referencingPageB = $this->entities->page();
+
+        $this->asEditor();
+        $this->createReference($referencingPageA, $page);
+        $this->createReference($referencingPageB, $page);
+
+        $resp = $this->get($page->getUrl());
+        $resp->assertSee('Referenced by 2 items');
+
+        $this->delete($referencingPageA->getUrl());
+
+        $resp = $this->get($page->getUrl());
+        $resp->assertSee('Referenced by 1 item');
+
+        $resp = $this->get($page->getUrl('/references'));
+        $resp->assertOk();
+        $resp->assertSee($referencingPageB->getUrl());
+        $resp->assertDontSee($referencingPageA->getUrl());
+    }
+
+    protected function createReference(Model $from, Model $to): void
     {
         (new Reference())->forceFill([
             'from_type' => $from->getMorphClass(),