How do I get my links to work?
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My links only work when right clicked, not when simply left clicked.
I have tried using both the insert link toolbar as well as manually inputting the code. I get the little hand indicating a link but they only open when I right click and select ‘open in new window/tab’. This problem is happening both with text links and images
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Howdy!
I tried clicking around your site a bit – all the navigation menu links, link within a page and in sidebar, and the image links as well- and didn’t have any trouble opening links with a left click. I tested in both Firefox and Safari.
This could be an issue either with your mouse or your browser setup. As a first step, could you test out left-clicking while using another browser, such as Firefox or Chrome, and also clearing your browsers cache and cookies? Here’s a support article on browser issues that may help as well:
Are you finding this issue on other sites as well, or just WordPress?
Please let me know. :)
Best,
-Alex G.
Happiness Engineer | WordPress.com
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Hi Alex,
Just on wordpress – I’ve just cleared my cache and it is now working :-) Slightly concerned though that it still isn’t working on my colleagues – one is using chrome and the other IE…clearly I don’t want all visitors having to clear their cache!
Many thanks,
Meg
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Hi Meg,
Glad the cleared cache fixed the issue. :)
Since that worked and colleagues are still seeing the issue, but I didn’t, it sounds like something weird happened at some point in the past that you all saw, and now your browser is loading a cached version. You might try making some slight edits to a few pages and add a new blog post, and if it’s been long enough users may get the new version instead the cached version.
Sometimes clearing the browser cache is just the best way though.
Best,
-Alex G.
Happiness Engineer | WordPress.com
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Hi Alex,
Just gone back on and they aren’t working again…I’ve just cleared the cache again and they’re still not working!
Argh!
Many thanks,
Meg
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Ignore my previous email – I have deleted my shortcut to the blog and relinked it – it’s now working! Sorry to have bothered you!
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Hi Meg,
Not a bother at all. :)
Glad you figured it out, though! Let me know if anything else comes up I can help with.
Best,
-Alex G.
Happiness Engineer | WordPress.com
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