hyperlink – open link in new tab

  • With the new editor I do not seem able to activate the option “open link in new tab” when I am revising previously published material. In that material when I add the new hyperlink and tick the option the hyperlink is set up but it does now open in a new window. I have tried numerous ways – it does not work. The other hyperlinks in that page (set up in the old editor) do go to a new tab. In new material edited under the new editor, there is a nice little switch that you can turn on for the option to open in a new tab. That works fine.

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  • Assuming only this is the issue you’re having:

    With the new editor I do not seem able to activate the option “open link in new tab” when I am revising previously published material.

    If revising using classic editor:
    highlight link
    select edit (pencil icon)
    add revised link
    select link options (cog icon)

    If revising using gutenberg editor:
    highlight link
    select edit (pencil icon)
    add revised link
    select link options (three dots)

    If I’ve misunderstood your request for support, please do advise.

    Thread Starter terrypicton

    (@terrypicton)

    When I am revising the old material, although the editor seems to be the new editor in terms of the type format, the hyperlink procedure seems to be the old editor.
    I do exactly what you say in the first procedure. I tick off the box for open in a new tab and then update. The link works but it does not go to a new window. Something is wrong!
    The second procedure you describe works well for new material published under the new editor. No problem.

    interesting, I followed the steps you took:

    1. open in classic editor
    2. select text
    3. select insert/edit icon
    4. insert URL
    5. select cog icon
    6. check ‘open in new tab’
    7. update

    OUTCOME: no link recorded

    Then I tried:

    1. open in classic editor
    2. select text and add link
    3. PRESS ENTER
    4. update post/page

    immediately followed by

    1. select above newly revised link
    2. select edit pencil icon
    3. select cog icon
    4. check ‘open in new tab’
    5. update
    6. update post/page

    OUTCOME: link opens in new tab

    Notes: not how it’s meant to be but worked?

    Thread Starter terrypicton

    (@terrypicton)

    I tried the approach you describe but it still does not open in a new tab.
    I am thinking that I might have to redo the page from scratch in the new editor but I am busy and I can’t do this right now. Is there some way of telling wordpress that they have a bug?

    before starting from scratch, perhaps give it a couple of goes (not ideal but may be quicker than doing the whole thing again)

    https://make.www.ads-software.com/core/handbook/testing/reporting-bugs/
    https://core.trac.www.ads-software.com/newticket

    Thread Starter terrypicton

    (@terrypicton)

    I decided I might as well just get it done. So I copied the page to Word then deleted it and opened a new page and reinserted the old material. It could now be edited in the new editor and I could select the link option in the simple slider-switch of the new editor. All the links now work well.

    I decided not to report the bug.

    Thanks for your help.

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