#3139 closed defect (bug) (wontfix)
Insert target blank in visit site
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| Milestone: | Priority: | normal | |
| Component: | Showcase | Keywords: | has-patch |
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Description
I have just seen a WordPress showcase(https://wordpress.org/showcase/bata/) and I have just click on visit site button. Here I have seen that I have gone to the site but on the same page. As per the site standard, I thought, the link is open on another tab. so here I have fixed this.
The file is located in "https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sites/trunk/wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/themes/pub/wporg-showcase/single.php" and my changes on line 58.
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Change History (4)
#1
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7 years ago
- Resolution set to wontfix
- Status changed from new to closed
Negative. If you want to open the link in a new tab, you can middle-click or control-click or whatever keyboard shortcut is appropriate for your browser. We do not want target=_blank on these links, as it is an anti-pattern (in breaking the contextual flow of the "Back" button), and also a potential vulnerability without adding rel="noopener noreferrer" as well.
#3
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7 years ago
Hi @lalitpendhare, welcome to WordPress Meta Trac! Thanks for the ticket.
As noted above, automatically opening links in a new tab should be avoided. It's also bad for accessibility:
Avoid
target="_blank"in your links. It can be confusing to all types of users, especially for visually impaired folks. They can wind up with all sorts of open tabs that they don’t even know about. Leave the control of whether the link opens in the same window or in another tab in the hands of users.
insert target blank in visit site link