diff --git a/app/models/site_feed_annc.rb b/app/models/site_feed_annc.rb
index 00c7e73..0c62abe 100644
--- a/app/models/site_feed_annc.rb
+++ b/app/models/site_feed_annc.rb
@@ -60,10 +60,14 @@ class SiteFeedAnnc
           tmp["subtitle"] = tmp["subtitle_translations"][locale]
           tmp["source-site-link"] = tmp["source-site"]
           tmp["source-site"] = "<a href='#{tmp["source-site"]}' target='_blank' class='feed-source'>#{tmp["source-site-title"]}</a>"
-          if !is_widget
-            tmp["link_to_show"] = OrbitHelper.url_to_show(tmp["params"]) rescue ''
+          if !tmp["external_link"].blank?
+            tmp["link_to_show"] = tmp["external_link"]
           else
-            tmp["link_to_show"] = OrbitHelper.widget_item_url(tmp["params"]) rescue ''
+            if !is_widget
+              tmp["link_to_show"] = OrbitHelper.url_to_show(tmp["params"]) rescue ''
+            else
+              tmp["link_to_show"] = OrbitHelper.widget_item_url(tmp["params"]) rescue ''
+            end
           end
           tmp["target"] = "_self"
           tmp["img_src"] = tmp["image"]["thumb"] || "/assets/announcement-default.jpg"