diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index b7a9408..7f5325d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ on:
     branches: [ "main" ]
     paths:
       - '**'
+      - '.github/workflows/*.yml'
       - "!package.json"
       - '!.github/**'
       - '!*.yml'
       - '!*.config'
       - '!*.md'
-      - '.github/workflows/*.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs: { }
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_triage.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_triage.yml
index f2d6166..0504ad7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_triage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_triage.yml
@@ -35,12 +35,18 @@ jobs:
 
             if (!assignees.includes(assignee)) {
               if (assignee.includes('bot')) {
-                assignee = 'fsegurai';
+                await github.rest.pulls.requestReviewers({
+                  owner: context.repo.owner,
+                  repo: context.repo.repo,
+                  pull_number: pr.number,
+                  reviewers: ['fsegurai']
+                });
+              } else {
+                await github.rest.issues.addAssignees({
+                  owner: context.repo.owner,
+                  repo: context.repo.repo,
+                  issue_number: pr.number,
+                  assignees: [assignee]
+                });
               }
-              await github.rest.issues.addAssignees({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                issue_number: pr.number,
-                assignees: [assignee]
-              });
             }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-demo.yml b/.github/workflows/release-demo.yml
index e1d2e79..c9e7786 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-demo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-demo.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    if: |
+      github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' &&
+      github.event.repository.fork == false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 2
     environment: github-pages
@@ -71,6 +74,9 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: error
 
   release:
+    if: |
+      github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' &&
+      github.event.repository.fork == false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 2
     environment: github-pages
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-library.yml b/.github/workflows/release-library.yml
index 8138367..a267f78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-library.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-library.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    if: |
+      github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' &&
+      github.event.repository.fork == false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 2
     environment: FSI_DEP_NodeJs
@@ -62,6 +65,9 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: error
 
   release:
+    if: |
+      github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' &&
+      github.event.repository.fork == false
     needs: [ build ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 2
diff --git a/demo/src/app/cheat-sheet/remote/links.md b/demo/src/app/cheat-sheet/remote/links.md
index 29b58c6..fb96a5e 100644
--- a/demo/src/app/cheat-sheet/remote/links.md
+++ b/demo/src/app/cheat-sheet/remote/links.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ There are several ways to create links.
 
 [I'm a reference-style link][Arbitrary case-insensitive reference text]
 
-[I'm a relative reference to a repository file](favicon.ico)
+[I'm a relative reference to a repository file](/localFile:favicon.ico)
 
 [You can use numbers for reference-style link definitions][1]
 
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ Some text to show that the reference links can follow later.
 
 [link text itself]: http://www.reddit.com
 
-[I'm an Angular routerLink to another view with section](/routerLink:/syntax-highlight#language-pipe)
+[Angular routerLink to another view with fragment](/routerLink:syntax-highlight#language-pipe)
 
-[I'm an Angular routerLink to another view](/routerLink:/syntax-highlight)
+[Angular routerLink to another view](/routerLink:syntax-highlight)
 
-[I'm an Angular routerLink to a section on the same view](/routerLink:#headers)
+[Angular routerLink with only fragment](#tables)
+
+[I'm an Angular routerLink to current view with fragment](/routerLink:cheat-sheet#tables)
 
 ```html
 <markdown src="/path/to/markdown.md" 
diff --git a/demo/src/app/playground/remote/demo.ts b/demo/src/app/playground/remote/demo.ts
index ca94d92..d3d82ed 100644
--- a/demo/src/app/playground/remote/demo.ts
+++ b/demo/src/app/playground/remote/demo.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Right aligned columns
 
 [smart](https://google.com)
 
-[Internal reference - Code Section](/routerLink:#code-section)
+[Internal reference - Code Section](/routerLink:playground#code-section)
 
 ## Plugins Section
 
diff --git a/demo/src/app/shared/anchor/anchor.service.ts b/demo/src/app/shared/anchor/anchor.service.ts
index 36f4cb3..65901af 100644
--- a/demo/src/app/shared/anchor/anchor.service.ts
+++ b/demo/src/app/shared/anchor/anchor.service.ts
@@ -111,9 +111,13 @@ export class AnchorService {
   }
 
   private isExternalUrl(url: string): boolean {
-    // Check if the URL starts with any of the following protocols: http, https, ftp, mailto, tel, file, data, www
-    const externalUrlPattern = /^(?!http(s?):\/\/|ftp(s?):\/\/|mailto:|tel:|file:\/\/|data:|www\.)[^#].*$/;
-    return externalUrlPattern.exec(url) == null;
+    // Check if the URL starts with any of the following protocols:
+    try {
+      const parsedUrl = new URL(url, window.location.origin);
+      return ['http:', 'https:', 'ftp:', 'ftps:', 'mailto:', 'tel:', 'sms:', 'geo:', 'file:', 'data:'].includes(parsedUrl.protocol);
+    } catch (e) {
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 
   private isRouterLink(element: HTMLAnchorElement): boolean {
diff --git a/lib/package.json b/lib/package.json
index 1fd6ff7..71f719a 100644
--- a/lib/package.json
+++ b/lib/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@fsegurai/ngx-markdown",
-  "version": "18.1.0-beta.2",
+  "version": "18.1.0-beta.3",
   "description": "Angular library that uses marked to parse markdown to html combined with Prism.js for syntax highlights",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/fsegurai/ngx-markdown",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "clipboard.js"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "tslib": "^2.8.0"
+    "tslib": "^2.8.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@angular/common": "^18.0.0",
diff --git a/lib/src/markdown-link.service.ts b/lib/src/markdown-link.service.ts
index e398bf3..aa76cc1 100644
--- a/lib/src/markdown-link.service.ts
+++ b/lib/src/markdown-link.service.ts
@@ -18,16 +18,19 @@ export class MarkdownLinkService {
    */
   private isExternalUrl(href: string): boolean {
     return !href
-      || href.startsWith('/')
+      || (href.startsWith('/') && !href.startsWith('/routerLink:'))
       || href.startsWith('http:')
       || href.startsWith('https:')
+      || href.startsWith('www.')
+      || href.startsWith('ftp:')
+      || href.startsWith('ftps:')
       || href.startsWith('mailto:')
       || href.startsWith('tel:')
       || href.startsWith('sms:')
       || href.startsWith('geo:')
-      || href.startsWith('ftp:')
       || href.startsWith('file:')
-      || href.startsWith('data:');
+      || href.startsWith('data:')
+      || href.startsWith('/localFile:'); // Custom Angular flag for local files. e.g. /localFile:/path/to/file ~ /localFile:favicon.ico
   }
 
   /**
@@ -36,7 +39,10 @@ export class MarkdownLinkService {
    * @private - This method is private and should not be accessed outside of this class
    */
   private externalUrlHandler(target: HTMLElement): void {
-    const hyperlink = target.getAttribute('href')!;
+    let hyperlink = target.getAttribute('href')!;
+
+    // * Remove custom Angular flags from the URL for local files. e.g. /localFile:/path/to/file ~ /localFile:favicon.ico
+    hyperlink = hyperlink.replace('/localFile:', '');
 
     target.setAttribute('target', '_blank');
     window.open(hyperlink, '_blank');
@@ -49,9 +55,11 @@ export class MarkdownLinkService {
    * @private - This method is private and should not be accessed outside of this class
    */
   private isInternalUrl(href: string, element: HTMLAnchorElement): boolean {
+    const angularAnchorAttributes = ['_ngcontent', 'data-routerlink', 'routerlink'];
+
     return !href || (
       /^#|\/routerLink|\.\.\//.test(href) ||
-      element.getAttributeNames().some(n => n.includes('_ngcontent') || n.toLowerCase().includes('data-routerlink'))
+      element.getAttributeNames().some(n => angularAnchorAttributes.some(a => n.toLowerCase().includes(a)))
     );
   }
 
@@ -64,37 +72,45 @@ export class MarkdownLinkService {
   private internalUrlHandler(target: HTMLAnchorElement, routerLinkOptions?: MarkdownRouterLinkOptions): void {
     const anchor = target.nodeName.toLowerCase() === 'a' ? target : target.closest('a');
     const path = anchor!.getAttribute('href')!;
-
-    if (routerLinkOptions?.internalBrowserHandler) {
-      if (path.startsWith('#')) {
-        this._router.navigate([], { fragment: path.slice(1) });
-        return;
-      }
-
-      // Get the routerLink commands to navigate to
-      let commands = [anchor!.getAttribute('data-routerLink')!];
-
+    /**
+     * Handle the navigation based on the options provided
+     * @param commands - string - Path to navigate to using the router service
+     * @param fragment - string - Fragment to scroll to after navigation
+     */
+    const handleNavigation = (commands: string, fragment?: string) => {
       let extras: NavigationExtras | undefined;
-      // Find the path in the routerLinkOptions
+
       if (routerLinkOptions?.paths) {
-        extras = routerLinkOptions.paths[path];
+        extras = routerLinkOptions.paths[commands];
       }
-      // Get the global options if no path was found
       if (!extras && routerLinkOptions?.global) {
         extras = routerLinkOptions.global;
       }
-      // If the route has a fragment, add it to the extras and remove it from the commands to leave the path
-      if (path.includes('#')) {
+      if (fragment) {
         extras = extras || {};
-        extras.fragment = path.split('#')[1];
-        commands[0] = commands[0].split('#')[0];
+        extras.fragment = fragment;
+      }
+
+      this._router.navigate([commands], extras);
+    };
+
+    if (routerLinkOptions?.internalBrowserHandler) {
+      if (path.startsWith('#')) {
+        this._router.navigate([], { fragment: path.slice(1) });
+        return;
       }
 
-      // Remove the first slash from the path
-      commands = commands.map(c => c.startsWith('/') ? c.slice(1) : c);
+      if (path.startsWith('/routerLink:')) {
+        const routerLinkPath = path.replace('/routerLink:', '');
+        const [commands, fragment] = routerLinkPath.split('#');
+        handleNavigation(commands, fragment);
+        return;
+      }
 
-      // Navigate to the path using the router service
-      this._router.navigate(commands, extras);
+      // Fallback for other internal URLs
+      const [commands, fragment] = path.split('#');
+      handleNavigation(commands, fragment);
+      return;
     } else {
       try {
         // Validate if there are more than one element with the same id
@@ -107,8 +123,6 @@ export class MarkdownLinkService {
         console.error(error);
       }
     }
-
-    return;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/lib/src/markdown.component.ts b/lib/src/markdown.component.ts
index 67e4853..5c817cf 100644
--- a/lib/src/markdown.component.ts
+++ b/lib/src/markdown.component.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ import { PrismPlugin } from './prism-plugin';
 export interface MarkdownRouterLinkOptions {
   global?: NavigationExtras;
   paths?: Record<string, NavigationExtras | undefined>;
-  internalBrowserHandler?: boolean;
-  internalDesktopHandler?: boolean;
-  externalBrowserHandler?: boolean;
+  internalBrowserHandler?: boolean; // Angular SPA navigation
+  internalDesktopHandler?: boolean; // Electron desktop navigation
+  externalBrowserHandler?: boolean; // External browser navigation
 }
 
 @Component({
@@ -174,8 +174,16 @@ export class MarkdownComponent implements OnChanges, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     map(() => this.element.nativeElement.querySelectorAll('a')),
     switchMap(links => from(links)),
     filter(link => link.getAttribute('href')?.includes('/routerLink:') === true),
-    tap(link => link.setAttribute('data-routerLink', link.getAttribute('href')!.replace('/routerLink:', ''))),
-    tap(link => link.setAttribute('href', link.getAttribute('href')!.replace('/routerLink:', ''))),
+    tap(link => {
+      const href = link.getAttribute('href')!;
+      const [path, fragment] = href.split('#');
+      link.setAttribute('data-routerLink', path);
+      link.setAttribute('href', `${path}${fragment ? `#${fragment}` : ''}`);
+      link.setAttribute('routerLink', `${path}${fragment ? `#${fragment}` : ''}`);
+      if (fragment) {
+        link.setAttribute('fragment', fragment);
+      }
+    }),
   );
 
   @HostListener('click', ['$event'])
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 82f52c6..d87ff7a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@fsegurai/ngx-markdown",
-  "version": "18.1.0-beta.2",
+  "version": "18.1.0-beta.3",
   "description": "Angular library that uses marked to parse markdown to html combined with Prism.js for syntax highlights",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/fsegurai/ngx-markdown",
   "license": "MIT",