Title: target="_blank" Problem Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # target="_blank" Problem * [kevintoepfer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevintoepfer/) * (@kevintoepfer) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/target_blank-problem/) * When im adding target=”_blank” to a link it opens another tab but also opens the URL in the same active tab. * Anyone knows about this problem and how to fix it? * You can see my site here: [http://fwlook.de](http://fwlook.de) For example the Facebook / Twitter links in the footer Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * [egado](https://wordpress.org/support/users/egado/) * (@egado) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/target_blank-problem/#post-2729671) * Can you pls check if you set up google analytics to track outbound links? If yes, try deactive it an test it again… with a clear cache * Let me know if it helps… * Thread Starter [kevintoepfer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevintoepfer/) * (@kevintoepfer) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/target_blank-problem/#post-2729765) * Deactivating google analytics to track outbound links solved the problem! Thank you very much! * Can you tell me why this happens and how to make it work with tracking activated? * [egado](https://wordpress.org/support/users/egado/) * (@egado) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/target_blank-problem/#post-2729805) * No sorry, not really… Maybe you will find a solution here: - [http://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!category-topic/analytics/discuss-google-analytics-features-with-other-users/dmbEYTO-Kag](http://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!category-topic/analytics/discuss-google-analytics-features-with-other-users/dmbEYTO-Kag) - [http://iso-100.com/blog/post/updated-script-for-tracking-outbound-links-in-google-analytics-with-jquery/](http://iso-100.com/blog/post/updated-script-for-tracking-outbound-links-in-google-analytics-with-jquery/) - [http://www.comm-press.de/blog/nach-update-von-google-analytics-werden-ausgehende-links-im-selben-und-einem-neuen-fenster-geoe](http://www.comm-press.de/blog/nach-update-von-google-analytics-werden-ausgehende-links-im-selben-und-einem-neuen-fenster-geoe) * Das Problem scheint es wohl schon länger zu geben, leider ist mir keine wirkliche Lösung bekannt. So es denn nicht wichtig für dich ist kannst du auf das tracking dieser outbound links verzichten, oder einfacher wäre vermutlich der Verzicht auf target _blank 😉 Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘target="_blank" Problem’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 3 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [egado](https://wordpress.org/support/users/egado/) * Last activity: [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/target_blank-problem/#post-2729805) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics