XF 1.1 Custom Contact URL in a New Tab Instead of in a Same Tab

[Shyuan]

Hi,

I put Custom URL for my Contact URL. However, I would like it to popup a new tab instead of opening the custom URL in the same tab. May I know how can I do that? Thanks.

 

[Jeremy]

Change the contact us link in the footer template to remove the OverlayTrigger class and add the following into the a element:

target="_blank"

 

[Shyuan]

Thanks

May I know is there any other way other than altering the template?

 

[Jeremy]

Not in the default system, no. In v1.2 you will be able to add a template modification to make the change automatically.

 

[Shyuan]

Alright, thanks for letting me know

 

[Shyuan]

Hi @King Kovifor, just a question. Do I actually remove the whole thing below or just the class="OverlayTrigger"?

'class="OverlayTrigger" data-overlayOptions="{"fixed":false}"'

Your advise would be much appreciated. Thanks

 

[Shyuan]

Sorry, but could you please highlight the exact code that I have to remove from this line? I see three "overlay" word in that line, not sure if they are all related and needed to be removed since class="OverlayTrigger" is to be removed.

<li class="contactLink"><a href="{$xenOptions.contactUrl.custom}" {xen:if {$xenOptions.contactUrl.overlay}, 'class="OverlayTrigger" data-overlayOptions="{&quot;fixed&quot;:false}"'} target="_blank">{xen:phrase contact_us}</a></li>

 

[Jeremy]

Are you using a custom contact URL? If so, it appears there's an option to open it in an overlay or not. Just uncheck it here:
ACP -> Options -> Basic Board Information -> "Open this link in an overlay"

Or remove this code in red:

<li class="contactLink"><a href="{$xenOptions.contactUrl.custom}" {xen:if {$xenOptions.contactUrl.overlay}, 'class="OverlayTrigger" data-overlayOptions="{&quot;fixed&quot;:false}"'} target="_blank">{xen:phrase contact_us}</a></li>

 

[Shyuan]

Alright, I got you, either way will work. But since there's the option, I will choose to untick it. I have actually disabled that option in my admin panel. I just added the target="_blank" and it's working fine. Thank you so much