docs: use the link shortener (#8700)

* docs: use the link shortener

In the recent version of the pydata-sphinx-theme (that you use through the sphinx-book-theme) we implemented a link shortener that would (I think) be a good replacement for the custom `:issue:` role. I was passing by, I made a small adjustment so you can see the diff and if you don't like it, simply close my PR.

* typo

Author: 12rambau

doc/internals/extending-xarray.rst

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ The intent here is that libraries that extend xarray could add such an accessor
 to implement subclass specific functionality rather than using actual subclasses
 or patching in a large number of domain specific methods. For further reading
 on ways to write new accessors and the philosophy behind the approach, see
-:issue:`1080`.
+https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues/1080.
 
 To help users keep things straight, please `let us know
 <https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues>`_ if you plan to write a new accessor