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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T07:42:19+00:00 2026-05-26T07:42:19+00:00

simple div tag that links to something. can’t seem to figure how to open

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simple div tag that links to something. can’t seem to figure how to open the page in a different tab for the onclick attribute

var site_name = 'http://www.somesite.com'
var link = 'location.href='"+ site_name +"'

document.getElementById(div_name).setAttribute('onclick',link);

if i was using an a tag i would just set the target to blank but other then that i’m lost.

document.getElementById(divTagName).setAttribute('target','_blank');
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    2026-05-26T07:42:19+00:00Added an answer on May 26, 2026 at 7:42 am
    document.getElementById(div_name).onclick = "window.open('" + site_name + "')";
    
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