2 Simple Methods to Open WordPress Website Post Links in a New Window

How to set WordPress website post links to open in a new window? This article introducestwo very simple methods to achieve opening links in a new window.。

Method 1: Check 'Open in New Window' When Adding a Link

The specific method is as follows: in the Post, when inserting a hyperlink, select link settings or link options, and then check 'Open in New Window'.The setting effect for opening links in a new window in the Gutenberg Editor is as shown above.The setting effect for opening links in a new window in the Classic Editor is as shown above.

Method 2: Insert a base Tag to Open All Site Links in a New Window

is an HTML language tag. Through the base attribute value, you can set the default opening method for links on the website. The URL opening attributes in tags including , , , and

will be affected by the value of base. Specific implementation method:

1. WP Admin Dashboard > Appearance > Theme Editor > header.php
2. Insert code on the next line after

base Tag Attribute Value

值	Description
_blank	Opens the linked document in a new window.
_self	Default. Opens the linked document in the same frame.
_parent	Opens the linked document in the parent frameset.
_top	Opens the linked document in the full window.
framename	Opens the linked document in the specified frame.

The above two methods can easily open links in a new window. If you don"t want the entire site to open in new windows, but the links are not within posts, you can directly edit the link tag attributes in the corresponding position of the webpage template and add target="_blank".