Loading Menu Link In New Window

• 08-25-2011, 10:51 AM

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  rgorga Joined about 10 months ago Posts 16

  Loading Menu Link In New Window Reply Quote I need one of the menu links to load an external link on another web site but it must loaded in a new window.   I have been able to have menu links redirect to another page with Javascript in the past but can't figure out how to load the link in a new window.   I tried this but it isn't working for some reason:   <script type="text/javascript"> try { if (!top.adminpanel) {    window.open ("http://sasf.biz/","mywindow"); } } catch(e) {} </script>

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• 08-25-2011, 11:39 AM

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  Poetic Apricot Joined about 3 years ago Toronto, Canada Posts 317

  Re: Loading Menu Link In New Window Reply Quote It's virtually impossible to open new windows via JavaScript these days as they are blocked by pretty much all browsers. If you do a search on Google you can find some work around, but they mostly don't work. Browsers won't open a new window unless it's a direct result of something someone did, such as click a link with a target property, like this:   <a href="http://sasf.biz" target="_blank">My Link</a>   Matthieu (Ex-Apricot) Please contact support directly for assistance on any of my posts as I will no longer be checking these forums: support@wildapricot.com

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• 08-25-2011, 12:01 PM

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  rgorga Joined about 10 months ago Posts 16

  Re: Loading Menu Link In New Window Reply Quote Ok so it looks like javascript new windows are out of the question. Would WA support be able to add this external link to my menu bar? If not would it be possible to change the href and target attributes of a WA menu link using javascript? My knowledge of javascript is somewhat basic but if someone leads me in the right direction I can probably figure it out.   This functionality seems so simple... There has to be a way someone from WA can do it. Or myself with javascript.

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• 08-26-2011, 11:25 AM

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  DotCreativity Joined about 1 year ago USA Posts 37	Re: Loading Menu Link In New Window Reply Quote Hello, It certainly is possible to change the link and target using JavaScript - this would be done by targeting the ID of that menu link. If this is something you would need help with, shoot me an email. DotCreativity Web Design Services http://www.dotcreativity.com Email: ideas@dotcreativity.com
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