Clickable Links in Posts

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  pmf1852 · Member · Dec 10, 2009 at 2:43 pm

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  Is there a way to set up the embedded links in my posts so that when a reader clicks on them a new window opens instead of taking the reader out of my site? For instance, today’s post on my blog (http://bonappetithon.com) has a link to a chocolate shop. When the link is clicked, the new website opens in the current window instead of a new one.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  raincoaster · Member · Dec 10, 2009 at 3:33 pm

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  We can’t answer without a link to the blog, starting with http

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  pmf1852 · Member · Dec 10, 2009 at 3:49 pm

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  http://bonappetithon.com, as shown in my inquiry above.

  Thanks.

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  raincoaster · Member · Dec 10, 2009 at 3:51 pm

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  You’ll want to be more meticulous about links; that took me to a Page Not Found error. Once I deleted the punctuation, I found it.

  When you put the links in, using the Visual editor you select “Open in new window” in the pop-up TinyMCE box, it’s the middle line of the three. If you’re using the HTML editor instead, in the link code you include

  target=”_blank”

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  pmf1852 · Member · Dec 10, 2009 at 4:12 pm

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  Thanks, the HTML Editor approach seems to solve the issue. But oddly enough, I couldn’t get the Visual Editor approach to insert a link at all.

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  raincoaster · Member · Dec 10, 2009 at 4:21 pm

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  That’s probably a browser issue or firewall. People have been reporting all kinds of problems this week with that.

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  pmf1852 · Member · Dec 10, 2009 at 4:22 pm

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  I appreciate the help and definitely have a solution.

  Many Thanks.