How to open a link in a new browser window
To open a link in a new browser window, you can use the target
attribute in the anchor tag (<a>
) and set its value to _blank
. Here's an example:
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.example.com" target="_blank">Open in new window</a>
This will open the link in a new browser window when the user clicks on it.
Alternatively, you can use the rel
attribute and set its value to noopener
or noreferrer
to open the link in a new window and prevent the parent window from being affected by the new window:
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.example.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open in new window</a>
Note that the noopener
and noreferrer
values are not supported in older browsers, so you may want to use the target
attribute alone if you need to support older browsers.
You can also use JavaScript to open a link in a new window. For example:
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.example.com" onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank'); return false;">Open in new window</a>
This will open the link in a new window when the user clicks on it, and prevent the default link behavior from occurring.
It's worth noting that some browsers may have settings that allow users to block or restrict the opening of new windows, so it's always a good idea to provide an alternative way for users to access the link, such as a button or a link that opens in the same window.