Thread

As is the case with every third client or so, my latest wants external links to open in a new window. Unfortunately, things are pretty complicated as it is and I don’t want to add something goofy like an extra checkbox fieldset.

Is there any easy way to check if a field contains an external link, so I can throw a target=“_blank” in a conditional?

For what it’s worth, the aforementioned link is currently being added into a Matrix textarea field as a relative path. I’d like to allow both relative and full paths (or find some sort of ultra simple link field for Matrix that I can drop in).

I find it easier to handle this with jQuery instead.
If you google, you will find lots of code examples with slight variations e.g. http://www.unseenrevolution.com/jquery-external-links-new-window/

So you just need to include the couple of lines of jQuery on each page of your site and every external link will open in a new window sitewide.

Thanks, worked like a charm. Resolved.

Astuteo,

Glad to see that Janines linke helpe you. Feel free to post again as needed.

Sean