Help:New window links
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[show]New Window Links allows you to specify that specific links you add to a page will open up in a new window (or tab, depending on browser) when clicked instead of forwarding the user along in the same browser window.
Step by step
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- Where you would normally link a page using wikitext like this:
[[page name|link text]]
- Use instead...
{{ #NewWindowLink: page name | link text }}
- Click the link on the save page - a new window or tab will be opened.
Examples
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Here's some examples of different ways you can use these links:
- Linked page/URL is also the text of the link
{{ #NewWindowLink: Special:AllPages }}- Special:AllPages
- Local links
{{ #NewWindowLink: Special:AllPages | A list of pages on the wiki }}- A list of pages on the wiki
- External links
{{ #NewWindowLink: http://mediawiki.org/ | MediaWiki }}- MediaWiki
- Interwiki links
{{ #NewWindowLink: Wikipedia:MediaWiki | Wikipedia article about MediaWiki }}- Wikipedia article about MediaWiki
- Mailto links
{{ #NewWindowLink: mailto:john@example.com | Mail John }}- Mail John
See also
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- Help:Links - help creating normal links in the visual editor
- Help:Wikitext - help on creating normal links in source mode
Further help and feedback
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- Browse and search other help pages at Help:Contents
- Check Help:Wikia Community Central for sources of further help and support
- Check Help:Contacting Wikia for how to report any errors or unclear steps in this article