Redirect Page to Open in New Tab?

Squiz Matrix General Discussion
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Hi folks,

 

We are using redirect page assets on our homepage slider to link out to other websites. At the moment we have these set to open in a new browser window but this is sometimes causing problems for users who have pop-ups blocked...i.e. they click on the link and nothing happens.

 

Is there any way to get the redirect assets to open in a new tab rather than a new window?

 

Any help thoughts would be much appreciated.

 

Oli

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Have you tried adding target="_blank" to your link?

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Hi folks,

 

We are using redirect page assets on our homepage slider to link out to other websites. At the moment we have these set to open in a new browser window but this is sometimes causing problems for users who have pop-ups blocked...i.e. they click on the link and nothing happens.

 

Is there any way to get the redirect assets to open in a new tab rather than a new window?

 

Any help thoughts would be much appreciated.

 

Oli

 

http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/WD-css3-hyperlinks-20040224/#the-target-new

 

Personally though I think in most cases it's bad practice to open in a new tab/window. Changing the standard behaviour of links only serves to confuse the user experience, and you run into problems like the one you're encountering. 

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Is there any way to get the redirect assets to open in a new tab rather than a new window?

 

The browser controls the behaviour of new tab vs window and afaik you can't control it without changing configuration per browser.

 

I'd be very much trying to avoid opening a new window to avoid potentially accessibility issues (similar to what's mentioned in the post above). There are techniques to help improve the experience for users if you can't avoid opening a new window however.

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Thanks for the links folks will take a look. In the short term we are gonna go back to standard links and see how it sits with users.

 

Oli