Jetpack Facebook Like Box Title link opens in the same window

Hi!

Currently, that’s not an option, though I raised a point for discussion on our tracking site: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/issues/892

Cheers!

OK thanks Brandon. Would be great to enact that. I have clients who are trying to make a living off their websites. It’s OK having the link there but we need to keep people on the website.

Thanks!
Jackie

I think the most viable solution will be to add an option for widget title being clickable or not. And for the user who wishes to make it a URL, he may have an option defining link target(_blank).

Even my client didn’t like the title being URL and title inconsistency when it comes to sidebar’s look and feel. I’ve to fork it manually to make it gone. Other workaround is to leave the title field blank (using same on my blog).

But this URL thing must be optional than being default with no option.

@wordpress Guy You can now add the following to your theme’s functions.php to remove the link:

function jeherve_custom_fb_title( $likebox_widget_title, $title, $page_url ) {
        return esc_html( $title );
}
add_filter( 'jetpack_facebook_likebox_title', 'jeherve_custom_fb_title', 10, 3 );

We can’t remove the link from the widget by default I’m afraid. That could create confusion for all the site owners who have had a link there since the widget was first added to Jetpack.

Thanks Jeremy ??