Using WordPress ‘links_add_target()’ PHP function

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The links_add_target() WordPress PHP function adds a target attribute to all links in the passed content.

Usage

links_add_target( $content, $target = '_blank', $tags = array( 'a' ) );

Parameters

  • $content (string) (Required): String to search for links in.
  • $target (string) (Optional): The target attribute to add to the links. Default: ‘_blank’.
  • $tags (array) (Optional): An array of tags to apply to. Default: array(‘a’).

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: links_add_target()

Examples

Add target _blank to all anchor tags

This example adds the target="_blank" attribute to all <a> tags in the $content string.

$content = 'Visit our <a href="https://example.com">website</a>!';
$new_content = links_add_target($content);
echo $new_content; // Output: Visit our <a href="https://example.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>!

Add target _self to all anchor tags

This example adds the target="_self" attribute to all <a> tags in the $content string.

$content = 'Visit our <a href="https://example.com">website</a>!';
$new_content = links_add_target($content, '_self');
echo $new_content; // Output: Visit our <a href="https://example.com" target="_self" rel="noopener">website</a>!

Add target _blank to anchor and button tags

This example adds the target="_blank" attribute to all <a> and <button> tags in the $content string.

$content = 'Visit our <a href="https://example.com">website</a> or <button data-href="https://example.org">click me</button>!';
$new_content = links_add_target($content, '_blank', array('a', 'button'));
echo $new_content; // Output: Visit our <a href="https://example.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a> or <button data-href="https://example.org" target="_blank">click me</button>!

Add target _parent to all anchor tags

This example adds the target="_parent" attribute to all <a> tags in the $content string.

$content = 'Visit our <a href="https://example.com">website</a>!';
$new_content = links_add_target($content, '_parent');
echo $new_content; // Output: Visit our <a href="https://example.com" target="_parent" rel="noopener">website</a>!

Add target _top to all anchor tags

This example adds the target="_top" attribute to all <a> tags in the $content string.

$content = 'Visit our <a href="https://example.com">website</a>!';
$new_content = links_add_target($content, '_top');
echo $new_content; // Output: Visit our <a href="https://example.com" target="_top" rel="noopener">website</a>!