[Resolved] How to Open wp:social-link in New Tab

[Felix]

Hi GP Team,

I can’t find an option in the block-editor, which leads to links of the wp:social-links-blocks being opened in a new tab.

Could you help me with the necessary statement and where to add it in the code below, please?

Cheers

[Elvin]

Hi,

I’m afraid you’ll have to edit that part of WordPress Social Links block or create a script that adds the target="_blank" attribute to make that work.

That said, consider using a plugin that does the job like Social Icons Widget & Block by WPZOOM.

[Felix]

Hi Elvin,
I tried adding the target="_blank" attribute at different points in the code above, but the code-editor wouldn’t accept it (basically deletes the whole line of code, when I try to update the page).

Could you show where exactly to place it in this line of code:
<!-- wp:social-link {"url":"https://facebook.com/","service":"facebook"} /-->

Much appreciated

[David]

Hi there,

you can’t edit the comments without it breaking the Block.

Instead you can create them using the GenerateBlocks plugin:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/generateblocks/

Its Buttons block allows you to add Icons and remove the link text and style them however you want. When you add the link URL click the 3 dot menu where you can select a new tab.

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