How to Have Your Links Open in a New Window
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The document provides a guide for managing outside links on a WordPress site to keep visitors engaged. It explains how to add external links in posts and set them to open in a new window via the sharing settings. This ensures that users can access valuable resources without leaving the original post.
How to Have Your Links Open in a New Window
- 1. Managing Outside Links on WordPress
- 2. It’s important to manage any outside links you post on your WordPress site. You want visitors to stay on your site while sharing valuable resources and content. Here’s how to do that!
- 3. Log in to your WordPress Site
- 4. On the Dashboard, select “Posts” – “Add New”
- 5. Enter the title and text of your post (including outside links), then click “Settings”
- 6. You’ll be directed to page entitled “Sharing Settings.” Scroll to near the bottom of the page. In the category “Open links in” select “New window” from the drop-down list.
- 7. After making your selection, click “Save Changes,” then close the “Sharing Settings” tab to return to the “Add New Post window. Any outside links you include in your post will open in a separate window, making it easy for visitors to return to your post.