Question

I know that if I add target="_blank" to the <a> tag this will cause a new window to open when the link is clicked.
But how do I add this to the <a> tag the Drupal way ?
This is a teaser title, not an anchor that I created in a block or have direct edit ability to.
Thanks all.

Answer 1

As Marius says you can use the node template file, but that involves non-compliant markup. If you use JS, then the Drupal way uses behaviors. Also you shouldn’t assume $ is jQuery in D7. Here’s an example:

(function ($) {
  Drupal.behaviors.titleTargetModify = {
    attach: function(context) {
      $('h2 a:not(.titletarget-processed)', context)
      .addClass('titletarget-processed')
      .attr('target', '_blank');
    }
  };
}(jQuery));

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