How do I link in a way that opens a new window?

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    sueannbowlingauthor · Member ·

    What happened to advanced image settings, so I can use an image as a link to something that will open in a new window/tab?

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    jeremeylduvall · Member ·

    There were some recent changes to the Visual Editor and Image Editor. You can read more about those changes here:

    https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/the-paste-as-word-button-has-been-removed-from-the-visual-editor?replies=4

    However, you can still make an image link open in a new window. To do so, you can just enter the following attribute:

    target="_blank"

    You would need to use the Text Editor as explained here:

    Types of WordPress Editors

    It would be used like this:

    <a href="URL to Click" target="_blank"><img class="wp-image-15039 size-large" src="URL" width="584" height="389" /></a>

    Can you give that a try and let me know if it works for you?

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    sueannbowlingauthor · Member ·

    It worked once I figured out where to put the target=”_blank. But it’s an awkward workaround, and I’m sure I’m not the only person who does this regularly; it’s practically required if you are linking to a blog hop from the hop logo. I’ve wished for a long time that the default was open link in a new window/tab.
    Can anything of the sort be done with sidebar images that link to other blogs? Like the A to Z image on mine? (homecomingbook.wordpress.com)

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    jeremeylduvall · Member ·

    Currently, it isn’t possible to set an Image Widget to open in a new window. However, if you would like, you could use a Text Widget instead of an Image Widget to place the image in your sidebar. Instructions to do that can be found here:

    http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/create-your-own-widget/

    Essentially, you’ll be creating a new post to capture the HTML code needed to insert the image. Then, you’ll paste that code into a Text Widget to put the image on your sidebar.

    I definitely understand your frustrations regarding using the “target=” attribute to open a link in a new tab. We’re always looking to improve the editors (both post and image). If you have feedback, would you mind placing it here?

    https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/image-resize-1?replies=15

    We’re collecting feedback on the image editing in that thread in particular for future iterations.

    Let me know if you have any additional questions!

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