How to: Open WordPress External Links In a New Window


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Savvy webmasters customize the behavior of their internal and external links to maximize their traffic and provide their visitors a smoother viewing experience. Want to open all your links in a new window? Here are 3 ways to do it:

External & Affiliate Links Processor: lets you control the behavior of external links and whether they should be nofollow. You can also add visual cues to outbound links.

Use HTML Base element: want to make absolutely every link open in a new window? Simply add the above base element with your desired target to the header section.

Open External Links in a New Window: a simple plugin that lets you choose URLs that should be opened in a new video. It handles the links on the client side.

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