links that don’t take you away from the blog page

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  jennykean · Member · Feb 27, 2009 at 12:09 pm

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  I’ve put a couple of links at the bottom of my first post (totally new to all this), but when you click on them, it takes you away from the blog page to the site. Is there a way of opening the link in a different tab, so that people don’t get navigated away from the blog? i.e. the linked site opens up in a new tab, but the blog page remains open in the original tab window.

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

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Feb 27, 2009 at 12:41 pm

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  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/making-media-links-open-in-a-new-window?replies=6#post-313973

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  jennykean · Member · Feb 27, 2009 at 1:08 pm

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  That’s brilliant, thanks so much.

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  jennykean · Member · Feb 27, 2009 at 1:15 pm

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  Is there a way of adding this to my editing options in some way so I can use the formula in future without referring back every time?

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Feb 27, 2009 at 1:24 pm

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  You can collect and save useful bits and pieces like that in a simple text edit file.

  The alternative in the visual editor is to first write the name of the link as normal text, highlight it, click the link button, paste the URL there, and select the option from the Target scrolldown before clicking Insert.

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  jennykean · Member · Feb 27, 2009 at 1:34 pm

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  panaghiotisadam, you’re a star. got it, thanks very much.