Question

Is it possible to for a script to automatically add target=”_blank” to anchor links in Ruby on Rails.

For example, when I add a link in a blog I’d like it to automatically have _blank on every link so the link opens in a new window.

Is this possible with Javascript or Rails?

Answer 1

You can achieve this using JavaScript:

$("a").click(function() {
    if (!/^#/.test($(this).attr('href'))) {
        window.open(this.href, '_blank');
        return false;
    }
});

This code will open all the anchors with the target attribute set to _blank.