WordPress.com Forums » Tag: Twitter and RSS feed widgets - Recent Posts http://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/twitter-and-rss-feed-widgets WordPress.com Forums » Tag: Twitter and RSS feed widgets - Recent Posts en Mon, 20 May 2013 22:07:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 thesacredpath on "Make Links in Widgets open in New Window?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/make-links-in-widgets-open-in-new-window#post-532697 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 20:44:58 +0000 thesacredpath 532697@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @radwanm, plugins cannot be used at wordpress.COM. They are only for self-hosted blogs. If you do not know the difference, see this support document: http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/ .

]]> radwanm on "Make Links in Widgets open in New Window?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/make-links-in-widgets-open-in-new-window#post-532691 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 20:13:53 +0000 radwanm 532691@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ try this plugin
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/better-rss-widget/
its great I used it on my site
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]]> raincoaster on "Make Links in Widgets open in New Window?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/make-links-in-widgets-open-in-new-window#post-524536 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:49:02 +0000 raincoaster 524536@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Just contacting staff. As discussed in the other thread, WP.org can be set that way.

]]> scottjsmith on "Make Links in Widgets open in New Window?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/make-links-in-widgets-open-in-new-window#post-524533 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:43:31 +0000 scottjsmith 524533@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks, all.

Yes, I know how I personally can open links in a new window, but the Prime Directive of web design is to keep visitors on your site as long as possible. Allowing visitors to leave the website just because they click on an RSS link is bad. Yes, they can click on the "Back" button, too, but this is a risky endeavor...HOPING they will do that.

Well, maybe, eventually, the option to open external links in new tabs or windows will be an option.

Does WP have a formal feature suggestion process?

]]> timethief on "Make Links in Widgets open in New Window?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/make-links-in-widgets-open-in-new-window#post-522485 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:50:34 +0000 timethief 522485@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @Ron
He's asking about the Twitter and RSS feed widgets so this is a "no can do".

]]> ronsrealm on "Make Links in Widgets open in New Window?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/make-links-in-widgets-open-in-new-window#post-522426 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:06:12 +0000 ronsrealm 522426@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @scottjsmith

Right-click, choose Open in new window or, perhaps better, to keep down clutter, Open in new tab.

]]> thesacredpath on "Make Links in Widgets open in New Window?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/make-links-in-widgets-open-in-new-window#post-522398 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 07:24:32 +0000 thesacredpath 522398@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ No, that is not an option. It would be nice if they added that though.

]]> scottjsmith on "Make Links in Widgets open in New Window?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/make-links-in-widgets-open-in-new-window#post-522389 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 06:15:06 +0000 scottjsmith 522389@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I like the Twitter and RSS Feed widgets in the sidebar, but I don't like how clicking on the links opens the pages in the same window as my site. Is there a way to get these widgets to either eliminate the links, or have them open in a new window?

(There is no ability to add a target="_blank" to the widgets.)

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