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About External Links in New Window / New Tab
This plugin allows you to set certain URLs to open in a new tab or window. It is search engine optimized and does not require any external libraries. If you need more options, there is also a free version available.Screenshots
Frequently asked questions
What does this plugin do?
This plugin opens external links in a new tab or window.
How does this plugin handle external links?
This plugin uses JavaScript's window.open() function to handle external links. It adds a few lines of JavaScript code to the page.
Is this plugin search engine optimized (SEO)?
Yes, this plugin produces XHTML Strict compliant code and is search engine optimized.
Does this plugin require any external libraries?
No, this plugin does not require any external libraries like jQuery.
Are there any known bugs with this plugin?
Yes, this plugin conflicts with other plugins that change the links' onClick attribute.
Changelog
1.44
- 2022-11-22
- minor security fixes
1.43
- 2022-05-06
- security fix reported by Automattic
1.42
- 2021-01-30
- added flyout menu
1.41
- 2020-10-21
- minor update
1.4
- 2019-08-26
- WebFactory took over development
- minor fixes
- 40,000 installs; 178,750 downloads
1.3.3
Verified compatibility with WordPress 5.0
1.3.2
Updated: Danish translation
1.3.1
Verified compatibility with WordPress 4.0
Added: Plugin logo for WordPress 4.0
Added: Dutch translation.
1.3
Added: Possibility to force and ignore user-defined strings in URLs. This feature has been requested.
Added: Lithuanian and Danish translation.
1.2
Added: Translation-ready.
1.1.1
Fixed: Deprecation warning (Thanks to boo1865)
1.1.0
Changed: Better practice for opening links. The plugin now uses the onClick-attribute instead of writing JavaScript directly into the href-attribute. This enables users to right-click the link and open in a new window/tab, save the target etc.
1.0.1
Fixed: Removes target attribute from links instead of setting the attribute to null. (Thanks to crashnet)
1.0
Fixed: Credits to Tom Köhler (Charset).
Fixed: Links.
0.9
Initial release.
