Can we have the URL redirection in Akeeba Admin Tools have the option to open in new window? It would help us when promoting to another site of ours without having them leave our site!
#25024 Feature request :)
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Latest post by nicholas on Tuesday, 26 April 2016 15:48 CDT
Tuesday, 26 April 2016 15:48 CDT
nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
It is technically impossible. The redirection is simply sending an HTTP 301 header telling the browser that the page has moved.
Telling the browser to open the link in a new page is your responsibility when you are creating the link. This will open the link in the same window/tab:
This will open the link in a new window/tab:
Telling the browser to open the link in a new page is your responsibility when you are creating the link. This will open the link in the same window/tab:
<a href="http://www.example.com">Example</a>
This will open the link in a new window/tab:
<a href="http://www.example.com" target="_blank">Example</a>
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