Modify external link attributes

You can determine whether external links open in the same tab/window or in a new tab/window by using the target attribute in the HTML reference tag. When the attribute value is _BLANK the linked site opens in a new tab. When the attribute value is _TOP the linked site opens in the same tab.

For example:

<a href="http://google.com" rel="external" target="_blank">LINK _BLANK</a>

opens in a new tab.

<a href="http://google.com" rel="external" target="_top">LINK _TOP</a>

opens in the same tab.