To have shared links open in a new window, you need to edit the file at
/plugins/buddypress-activity-plus/lib/forms/link_tag_template.php
There are two places where the tags are used, if you add target=”_blank” to each you’ll be good to go.
I’m having the same problem. I looked at the file above and noticed that there is already one instance of target=”_blank” but have no idea where a second should be?
<?php
$target = in_array(BPFB_LINKS_TARGET, array('all', 'external')) ? 'target="_blank"' : '';
?><div class="bpfb_final_link">
<?php if ($image) { ?>
<div class="bpfb_link_preview_container">
<a>" <?php echo $target; ?> ><img src="<?php echo $image; ?>" /></a>
</div>
<?php } ?>
<div class="bpfb_link_contents">
<div class="bpfb_link_preview_title"><?php echo $title;?></div>
<div class="bpfb_link_preview_url">
<a>" <?php echo $target; ?> ><?php echo $url;?></a>
</div>
<div class="bpfb_link_preview_body"><?php echo $body;?></div>
</div>
</div>
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Hi @stevenpreece,
Your code was modified by wordpress when you posted it… but the two locations you are looknig at are the lines that contain <a href=" etc
you need to add target="_blank" between the a and the href. That should get it working for you.
Have a look at the code below and where the target="_blank" needs to go. Works for me:
<?php
$target = in_array(BPFB_LINKS_TARGET, array('all', 'external')) ? 'target="_blank"' : '';
?><div class="bpfb_final_link">
<?php if ($image) { ?>
<div class="bpfb_link_preview_container">
<a href="<?php echo $url;?>" <?php echo $target; ?> target="_blank"><img src="<?php echo $image; ?>" /></a>
</div>
<?php } ?>
<div class="bpfb_link_contents">
<div class="bpfb_link_preview_title"><?php echo $title;?></div>
<div class="bpfb_link_preview_url">
<a href="<?php echo $url;?>" <?php echo $target; ?> target="_blank"><?php echo $url;?></a>
</div>
<div class="bpfb_link_preview_body"><?php echo $body;?></div>
</div>
</div>
