Fictive Theme – Social Links Menu – How to open in _blank target?
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I have tried to find the information on the forums but I am new to CSS and I am not sure if there is an easy way to add this to the CSS (I have the upgrade).
Basically, I want to open my links to Twitter, FB, and LinkedIn in a new window, but there is no option on the Appearance>Menu>Edit Menu page.Is there some HTML code I can add to the CSS?
Thanks to anyone who can help. Regards, Amanda
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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If you go back to the menu you’ve created and open the existing menu items by clicking the small arrow in the upper right corner, you’ll see a small check box at the bottom that allows you to open the link in a new tab. Note: the checkbox doesn’t show up when you add the link initially, you can only add it after the fact.
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Hi, lizthefair, thanks for trying to help, but no there is no check box there for this option/menu. Is it just for this theme? Maybe. I wish I could upload a screen shot. I double-checked but it is not there.
The only text field to add information is called “title attribute”. I experimented earlier, adding _blank, I also tried by adding _blank to the web link in the url, but that did not work either.
Again, thanks for pitching in.
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that’s weird, because I changed to your theme in my text blog to work it out. I also didn’t see the box at first though, so it’s definitely not super intuitive.
When you are on this screen: http://snag.gy/QGvZE.jpgin your menu do you not have the check box I circled in red?
If you go to snag.gy.com you can take a screen shot of what you see and then we may be able to figure it out together.
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Hi again lizthefair. Nope, that check box does not exist for me. Here is my screenshot (thanks for the cool tool link BTW)
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Well, I think I’m stumped. I’ve tried a myriad of options, and the check box is always visible for me. I’ve tagged the thread “modlook” so a staff person who can look at your actual dashboard will stop by as soon as they can to see if they can figure out what’s happening.
There is a CSS option that is supposed to do what you are looking for (http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css3_pr_target-new.asp) but it isn’t supported by any browsers yet so that doesn’t really help either. . .
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Cheers my dear. Your time is appreciated, and your extra efforts. I truly thank you. Amanda
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Hi Amanda,
You can get that “Open link in a new window/tab” check box to appear by adjusting your screen options on the Appearance > Menus page. In the upper right corner of the page, click the “Screen Options” tab. Then, check the box next to “Link Target.” Here’s what that looks like:
Please let me know if you have any questions about that. :)
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You’re welcome! Those screen options hold a lot of little settings that are easy to overlook if you don’t expect to find them there.
And many thanks to lizthefair for helping out earlier in the thread. :)
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