How to Open All External Links in New Tabs (WordPress Tutorial)
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Open External Links in a New Tab in WordPress Tutorial
In this post, you will learn how to open external links in a new tab easily through the WordPress Edit Post page or using a simple plugin.
Manual Method
This is the manual way to add links within your WordPress post.
- Highlight the link you want to open in a new tab then click the link icon
- Check the box called “Open link in a new window/tab“
Automated Plugin Method
This is the way to automate the process using this awesome plugin called External Links.
- Go to your WordPress Dashboard
- Click Plugins -> Add New
- Type “External Links” into the plugin search field
- Click Install
- Activate the Plugin
Cool! Thank you for this detailed guide! I put it on two my blogs and everything works perfectly. I am happy. The third file is encrypted and with any change on the site it stops working. I’d never met such issues. Do you have any ideas how I can resolve the issue?