Have you ever gone to a new site, hit a link that took you to another site and you can’t remember how to get back to the first site where you started?
I remember when I first started blogging, it happened to me all the time and it was very frustrating. There is a way to build a link that when clicked, will immediately open the desired site in a new tab.
Yes, I know that you can always right click the link and direct it to be opened in a new tab or a new window, but why take the chance that someone will always remember to open the link that way or that they are experienced enough to know to open the link with a right click?
If you want to play it safe, there is a code that you can add to make the link always open in a new tab. It is the target=”_blank” HTML code. It looks like this:
Very simple!
Didn’t think you could learn HTML so easily? Sure you can!
Last week we learned about a goose and gander.. Do you remember the message?
As always, attached is the weekly Linky to enter either the main URL to your site or add each post you publish throughout the week.
Until next week’s wooing post, enjoy your blog, and make a link with your new coding technique!
Sincerely Your Link Magician,
will that work say in text? when you are posting in the blog?
Thank you! I loved your tip and just tried it out and it worked like a charm. I had to do it a few times because I left out a " or > but I got it to work!!! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!
Summer Ross – In my example above, the test that appears in the blog is
Baby Needs A New Pair Of Shoes
When you click it (not in my example because that is just a picture), the new tab will open with the URL shown in green in my example.
So definitely, this works perfect for all linking.
Colleen – I'm glad you got it to work!
great tip!!
I just implemented this, and am adding it to all of my party references–thanks so much!
thanks so much for this! i've always wondered how to do it.