How Do I Use target=blank correctly please?

14 years ago

It's target=new

ie.

Code:

<a href="http://warriorforum.com" target=new>Warrior Forum</a>

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JohnMcCabe 14 years ago
Loren, target="_blank" works as well, but you need the leading underscore, like this:
Code:

<a href="http://www.mywebsite/category1/article1" target="_blank">whatever</a>
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- Stefan Vee 14 years ago
  
  This works too (lol):
  
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  <a href="http://www.whatever.tld" target="lol">whatever</a>
  
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  ozduc 14 years ago
  
  I would find that very annoying if I was on a site and every link within the site opened in a new window. I would only use that feature when adding a link to an external site.
  If you have the navigation bar and A-Z index on every page why would you need each page to open in a new window?
  
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bollytintin

14 years ago

target=new?

Not sure I have heard or seen that before. will surely try it out and see its effect.

I am only aware of target="_blank"

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Stefan Vee 14 years ago

You're basically opening (and naming) a new window with the target-call.
You can name it anything!
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bollytintin

14 years ago

I second ozduc.

If you have hundred pages that equals one hundred windows?
not sure anyone will stay on your site after 5 windows.

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InternetMarketingIQ

14 years ago

I wouldn't use it for internal navigation. What a nightmare. I use it on external links when I want my site to remain open BEHIND the new window.

Each parameter does different things... NEW and BLANK are not the same.

BLANK ensures a new window is opened each time... NEW doesn't.

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Stefan Vee

14 years ago

Originally Posted by InternetMarketingIQ

I wouldn't use it for internal navigation. What a nightmare. I use it on external links when I want my site to remain open BEHIND the new window.

Each parameter does different things... NEW and BLANK are not the same.

BLANK ensures a new window is opened each time... NEW doesn't.

You're soo wrong!
Each time you call the target frame something differently, a new target window opens ...
Try It!

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CDarklock 14 years ago

Originally Posted by InternetMarketingIQ

_blank ensures a new window is opened each time... anything else doesn't.

FTFY

You can type whatever you want in there as the name of the new window. But if you want to have some fun, use the same thing on two different sites - use target="new", for example, and you click on the first link to open a brand new window named "new" with that link in it.

Now go to the second site, click on a link, and it opens that link in the EXISTING window named "new" that you just opened from the other site.

You may actually want this, but chances are you don't.
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WD Mino

14 years ago

Cross browser code is <a href="yourdomian/file" Target="_blank"></a> if you were wanting to make a banner opening you just use the img src same format target="_blank">

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Airwalk Design 14 years ago

<a href="URL" target="_blank">Link</a>
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Dennis Gaskill

14 years ago

So many misconceptions!

target="_blank"

...opens the link in a new, unnamed window

target="new" ...is the same as target="fred" or target="pudding"

...you're just giving the new window a name (unless you're using frames, but that's another story). These last examples all open the link in a window named whatever the target name is that you use. The advantage of this is if you code all your links with the same target name, if someone keeps the window open with that name, new links will open in that window instead of opening a new window every time.

You can also also just put one link in the HEAD section of your page to have all links on the page open in a new, unnamed window. That way you don't have to include the target attribute with each link. Here's how to do that:

<head>
<title>Page Title</title>
<base target="_blank">
</head>

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Kat Bartone 14 years ago

There's also target="_top".

Here's some info on all of them:

HTML Target Attribute of the Link Anchor

HTML a target Attribute
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mywebwork

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill

So many misconceptions!

target="_blank"

...opens the link in a new, unnamed window

target="new" ...is the same as target="fred" or target="pudding"

...you're just giving the new window a name (unless you're using frames, but that's another story). These last examples all open the link in a window named whatever the target name is that you use. The advantage of this is if you code all your links with the same target name, if someone keeps the window open with that name, new links will open in that window instead of opening a new window every time.

Dennis is of course correct, unless "_blank" is specified you are actually specifying the name of the specific window or frame you are targeting.

Dennis I do actually have a question - this is at least the second thread in which I've seen you mention "pudding". Is there a story behind this - are you perhaps a reformed pudding addict?

:confused:

Bill

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Dennis Gaskill

14 years ago

Originally Posted by mywebwork

Dennis I do actually have a question - this is at least the second thread in which I've seen you mention "pudding". Is there a story behind this - are you perhaps a reformed pudding addict?

:confused:

Bill

No Bill, I'm not a reformed pudding addict, I'm an unreformed goof! I just think it's a funny word to interject for a wee little unexpected humor...such as it is. I use "Fred" a lot too.

Now stop stalking me!

Two things I want to add after reading Istvan's post. First, Istvan, I hope you understand I wasn't endorsing opening new windows. I generally think it's a bad idea, although I believe there are appropriate exceptions. I was merely answer the OP's question.

Second, depending on how a person has their browser set up, using the target attribute often opens the link in a new tab rather than a new window.

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Istvan Horvath 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill

First, Istvan, I hope you understand I wasn't endorsing opening new windows.

I do. After reading many of your posts here I have a better opinion of you than to assume you would endorse it.
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Istvan Horvath

14 years ago

All that is kewl (as my teen nephew used to say) - but if I set my browser to override it then your code will do nothing. And I do override your code! Because I will not let any confused webmaster to dictate how MY browser behaves on MY computer. I open new tab when I want; I mean tab not window...

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pace

14 years ago

Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and contributions on this subject

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UnseenRevolution

13 years ago

Yes, target='_blank' is correct for new windows. I would suggest only opening new windows if you are sending people to a new site. It is a way of keeping people from totally leaving your site.

I use jQuery to modify the links and create the new window. It does all the work. Looks at all the links and adds the target='_blank' to any link not on your domain. Works all the time for every external link and saves you a bunch of time exiting HTML.

A tutorial and all the code is available from the link in my sig.

Cheers!

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