Link opens in new tab not working: #new_tab behind url.

Same issue!

Because of javascript dependence, wouldnt be better apply a solution to put a atribbute target=”blank” in post or page link?

Can you each show me a page where this is happening? Give me the URL where the link appears, and tell me which link you’ve set to open in a new tab.

The issue is tricky, because I do not have the ability to add a target attribute to all instance where a link is output. So this #new_tab method is a way for JavaScript code to look for links that should be opened in a new tab and make that happen. But as you’ve discovered, running JavaScript reliably can be difficult.

Hi Mark, same issue – just installed the plug-in as my client is requesting some posts redirect to source content as opposed to the post content.

Here’s the sample I set up – “Lingren: Thriving on Collaborative Global Investment” post opens the correct URL – but not in a new tab.

https://trece.com/news-and-press/in-the-news/

**edit** – this issue only appears in Chrome (my version – Version 72.0.3626.119)

• This reply was modified 6 years ago by dburney. Reason: Further browser testing

Isn’t it easier to overlay over the page or is it better for ranking and SEO [whiter hat] to do it with this plugin, i.e., pull in content, if I get it right is what this should do?

@tekgirlymama Many sites will not let you “iframe” them for security reasons.

@dburney the “Lingren: Thriving on Collaborative Global Investment” post opens in a new tab for me in Firefox and in Chrome.

Thanks for your reply. I read Google came out now with a better iFrame solution – <portal src=””></portal> – https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-launches-portals-a-new-web-page-navigation-system-for-chrome/ for embeds with navigation to content.

I’m having same issue—the #new_tab links are NOT opening in a new window. Also using Chrome, latest version.

Has there been any resolution to this?

Hello, I’m having this issue, too with #new_tab behind the URL but it’s not opening in a new tab. Is there a solution?

@esloan Can you provide a URL of a page where this is happening, and tell me which link on that page is supposed to be opening in a new tab?

@markjaquith Sure,

Here’s one link from my portfolio:
https://ericapaigesloan.com/project-type/martha-stewart/

And this link (along with several others) is not opening in a new tab:
https://www.marthastewart.com/1528232/we-tried-sunrise-alarm-what-happened#new_tab

^ Instead #new_tab is just added to the URL when it opens in the same tab.
For some reason, it’s not happening with a couple of the links closer to the top of the Portfolio page, but it’s happening with several at the bottom (although I did the same thing in all cases, just selecting the box in the plug-in to open in a new tab before publishing).

Thanks for investigating here!

@esloan Thank you! People occasionally report this bug, but I haven’t gotten a concrete example of it in the wild. I reproduced it on your site, and more importantly, I know why it’s happening (and it’s an easy fix).

Fix will be out soon. You can follow along here:

https://github.com/markjaquith/page-links-to/issues/100

Hi Mark,

Any update on this fix? I look at the Github page but I don’t know how to use element.closest(‘a’) to find the parent link element ??

Same problem…on https://recoverycoalitionofdanecounty.org/provider-members-2020/
The link for “ARC Community Services” with the “Open this link in a new tab” opens (in the same tab) this link: “https://arccommserv.com/index.php#new_tab&#8221;

Thank you,
Carol