Make Links in Widgets open in New Window?

scottjsmith · Member · Oct 31, 2010 at 6:15 am
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I like the Twitter and RSS Feed widgets in the sidebar, but I don’t like how clicking on the links opens the pages in the same window as my site. Is there a way to get these widgets to either eliminate the links, or have them open in a new window?

(There is no ability to add a target=”_blank” to the widgets.)

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thesacredpath · Member · Oct 31, 2010 at 7:24 am
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No, that is not an option. It would be nice if they added that though.
ronsrealm · Member · Oct 31, 2010 at 12:06 pm
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@scottjsmith

Right-click, choose Open in new window or, perhaps better, to keep down clutter, Open in new tab.
timethief · Member · Oct 31, 2010 at 4:50 pm
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@Ron
He’s asking about the Twitter and RSS feed widgets so this is a “no can do”.
scottjsmith · Member · Nov 8, 2010 at 7:43 am
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Thanks, all.

Yes, I know how I personally can open links in a new window, but the Prime Directive of web design is to keep visitors on your site as long as possible. Allowing visitors to leave the website just because they click on an RSS link is bad. Yes, they can click on the “Back” button, too, but this is a risky endeavor…HOPING they will do that.

Well, maybe, eventually, the option to open external links in new tabs or windows will be an option.

Does WP have a formal feature suggestion process?
raincoaster · Member · Nov 8, 2010 at 7:49 am
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Just contacting staff. As discussed in the other thread, WP.org can be set that way.
radwanm · Member · Dec 4, 2010 at 8:13 pm
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try this plugin
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/better-rss-widget/
its great I used it on my site
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thesacredpath · Member · Dec 4, 2010 at 8:44 pm
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@radwanm, plugins cannot be used at wordpress.COM. They are only for self-hosted blogs. If you do not know the difference, see this support document: http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/ .

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