{"id":11938,"date":"2011-01-27T14:58:06","date_gmt":"2011-01-27T14:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins-wp\/external-links-to-new-window\/"},"modified":"2018-07-04T16:03:55","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T16:03:55","slug":"external-links-to-new-window","status":"closed","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/en-gb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/external-links-to-new-window\/","author":15309954,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"2.0.4","stable_tag":"2.0.4","tested":"4.9.33","requires":"3.2.0","requires_php":"5.3.0","requires_plugins":"","header_name":"External Links to New Window","header_author":"etalented","header_description":"","assets_banners_color":"a3a290","last_updated":"2018-07-04 16:03:55","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"https:\/\/etalented.co.uk\/wordpress-plugin-external-links-to-a-new-window","header_author_uri":"https:\/\/etalented.co.uk\/","rating":4.7,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":30,"downloads":6741,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":[],"upgrade_notice":{"2.0.4":"

Upgrade to get the latest support information and features.<\/p>"},"ratings":{"1":0,"2":0,"3":0,"4":"1","5":"2"},"assets_icons":{"icon-128x128.png":{"filename":"icon-128x128.png","revision":"1979045","resolution":"128x128","location":"assets"},"icon-256x256.png":{"filename":"icon-256x256.png","revision":"1979045","resolution":"256x256","location":"assets"}},"assets_banners":{"banner-1544x500.png":{"filename":"banner-1544x500.png","revision":"1979045","resolution":"1544x500","location":"assets"},"banner-772x250.png":{"filename":"banner-772x250.png","revision":"1979045","resolution":"772x250","location":"assets"}},"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["2.0.0","2.0.3","2.0.4"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":{"screenshot-1.png":{"filename":"screenshot-1.png","revision":"1903979","resolution":"1","location":"assets"},"screenshot-2.png":{"filename":"screenshot-2.png","revision":"1903979","resolution":"2","location":"assets"}},"screenshots":{"1":"Plugin settings","2":"An example blog post with external link"}},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[1920,175,18994,6311,186],"plugin_category":[55],"plugin_contributors":[132465],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-11938","plugin","type-plugin","status-closed","hentry","plugin_tags-external","plugin_tags-links","plugin_tags-new-window","plugin_tags-optimized","plugin_tags-seo","plugin_category-seo-and-marketing","plugin_contributors-etalented","plugin_committers-etalented"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/external-links-to-new-window_a3a290.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/external-links-to-new-window\/assets\/screenshot-1.png?rev=1903979","caption":"Plugin settings"},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/external-links-to-new-window\/assets\/screenshot-2.png?rev=1903979","caption":"An example blog post with external link"}],"raw_content":"\n

This plugin will solve the problem of manually changing all your external links to open in a new window by doing it automatically for you...for all external links in all posts and pages!<\/p>\n\n

This plugin uses standard HTML and doesn't introduce any more JavaScript into your already JavaScript heavy WordPress site. It also uses very minimal styling (CSS) to display a new window icon, which is embedded and not externally linked.<\/p>\n\n

The display of the new window icon can be changed in the settings page and you can also add the rel=\"nofollow\"<\/code> attribute. Read more about rel=\"nofollow\"<\/code> on Wikipedia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Updates to the plugin will be posted on the Etalented website<\/a> as well as to the WordPress.org Plugin Directory<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Originally created by Christopher Ross<\/a> and now authored by Etalented<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. Upload the plugin files to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.<\/li>\n
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress<\/li>\n
  3. Use the Settings->External Links screen to configure the plugin<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
    \n
    Do the external links have any CSS classes?<\/dt>\n

    Yes. There are 2: thisismyurl_external<\/code> to support sites that use the old version of the plugin; and external-links-new-window<\/code> for new installations and for those that wish to upgrade.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Will it work for mobile?<\/dt>\n

    Yes. The plugin uses HTML standards to that it works on mobile and desktop the same.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Will it open a new window or new tab?<\/dt>\n

    That depends. It is down to the users settings in their browser whether a new window or new tab is opened. The default behaviour is for a new tab to open.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

    2.0.4<\/h4>\n\n
      \n
    • code refactor<\/li>\n
    • admin settings page re-design<\/li>\n
    • new readme and contributing docs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      2.0.3<\/h4>\n\n
        \n
      • code refactor<\/li>\n
      • unit testing<\/li>\n
      • admin settings page re-design<\/li>\n
      • new external-link-new-window<\/code> class for external links (whilst still supporting legacy class)<\/li>\n
      • changing new window icon to CSS encoded for better performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

        2.0.2<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • under new ownership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

          2.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
            \n
          • added new admin menu for easier management<\/li>\n
          • removed footer comment<\/li>\n
          • combined settings into single option<\/li>\n
          • removed common file<\/li>\n
          • added screenshot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

            1.1.1<\/h4>\n\n
              \n
            • lowered bandwidth of icon<\/li>\n
            • CSS now only appearing when image included<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

              1.1<\/h4>\n\n
                \n
              • added new WP menu<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Open all external links in your blog posts and pages automatically in a new tab or new window when clicked or tapped.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en-gb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/11938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en-gb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en-gb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en-gb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11938"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en-gb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/etalented"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en-gb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en-gb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=11938"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en-gb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=11938"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en-gb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=11938"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en-gb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=11938"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en-gb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=11938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}