#2200: Add "Open external links in a new window" plugin to OSGeo WordPress site
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Reporter: Stevenfeldman | Owner: webcom@…
Type: task | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
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Can someone with Admin rights on the website add the "Open external links
in a new window" plugin to the site and activate it.
The plugin can be downloaded at Search Results for “open” | WordPress.org
external-links-in-a-new-window/ or just search from within the "add
plugin" dialog
Thanks
Steven
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/2200>
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#2200: Add "Open external links in a new window" plugin to OSGeo WordPress site
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Reporter: Stevenfeldman | Owner: webcom@…
Type: task | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: WebSite | Resolution:
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Comment (by wildintellect):
Steven,
How necessary is this plugin? We generally try to avoid plugins as much as
possible to avoid dependency and upgrade issues.
I'm +0 on forcing external links to open in new windows/tabs, it is widely
debated what the better default behavior is in the world of tabbed
browsing, where users can easily right-click/long-click to open it in a
tab if they want.
-Alex
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/2200#comment:1>
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#2200: Add "Open external links in a new window" plugin to OSGeo WordPress site
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Reporter: Stevenfeldman | Owner: webcom@…
Type: task | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: WebSite | Resolution:
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Comment (by Stevenfeldman):
Alex
The plugin is quite widely used and seems to be the best option to push
external links to a new tab. I've been using it for over a year through
several WP upgrades without difficulty.
I'd prefer to force external links to open in a new tab rather than
expecting users to right click. There are ca 1000 Community News posts at
the moment which mainly lead to external links but there is no way to
know that when you click on one of the post titles on our site.
steven
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/2200#comment:2>
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#2200: Add "Open external links in a new window" plugin to OSGeo WordPress site
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Reporter: Steven Feldman | Owner: webcom@…
Type: task | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: Website Redesign 2024
Component: SysAdmin/WebSite | Resolution:
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Changes (by robe):
* milestone: => Website Redesign 2024
Comment:
I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not or if it's still even relevant
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