bbcode open link in new tab

[Morgain]

To make info and guide pages it's often helpful to make links open in a new tab. Then my reader can go on following the guide, and do as instructed in 2 separate pages.

Of course we can keep telling them to open another tab/ page but so much more elegant (and foolproof) to make the link do it,

What chance could there be of adding a link button to do this to the bbcode editor?

 

[Mr. Goodie2Shoes]

A simple code edit can do the trick... and another way is to use a 'shortened' version of the link, which xenforo will automatically render to show it on a new tab/window.

 

[Morgain]

A simple code edit can do the trick... and another way is to use a 'shortened' version of the link, which xenforo will automatically render to show it on a new tab/window.

The XF automatic action on a 'shortened' link sounds promising. What do you mean a 'shortened' link?

 

[Mr. Goodie2Shoes]

what I meant is shorten the help url with bit.ly and use it to link the resource... XenForo will use the link as an external link, thus adding the 'target="_blank"' attribute

 

[Chris D]

It may also be worth speaking to cclaerhout (Cédric) as he recently released some improvements to the URL BBCode that allows you to add a "title" attribute to URLs.

He may be willing to explore adding a target attribute also. Seems like a logical progression.