Maarten

Thanks Juergen for your feedback. The empty template was actually a bug, which has been resolved in the latest version.

Hello Droopie,

How are you trying to access ‘links categories’?
Please note that you cannot display the names of the categories a link belongs to using this plugin. It’s a limitation in the way links are stored and retrieved in WordPress, caused by the fact that a link can belong to multiple categories. I might circumvent that in the future, but for now it is not supported.

Hello MG,

I just took a look at the page and in Firefox it looks OK. From the response to the issue you posted on the other plugin, I understand that you have fixed the issue via a work around. Below I describe a permanent solution that does not require changes to the other plugin.

If I understand correctly the Mime Type Link Images plugin uses some JavaScript to add an image to each link where necessary, using CSS:

.mtli_pdf {
    background-image: url("../images/pdf-icon-16x16.png");
}
.mtli_attachment {
    background-attachment: scroll;
    <strong>background-position: right top;</strong>
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    display: inline-block;
    height: 16px;
    <strong>padding-right: 19.2px !important;</strong>
}

The bold statement above is what makes sure that the icon is shown right of the text, instead of on top of it.

Basically the Links Shortcode plugin outputs links exactly as specified in the template (on its Settings page). You seem to have something in the template like this:
<div class="links_sc">
The CSS that comes with the Links Shortcode plugin defines padding:0 for class ‘links_sc’, apparently by default overruling what is stated in bold above.

By replacing <div class="links_sc"> by <div> in the the Template section of the Links Shortcode settings page, this issue can be solved. It does not hurt other functionality because you do not display the Facebook button with your links.

Please try it and let me know if this is the permanent fix.

Hello r-dent,

Thanks for reporting this. It should be fixed in 1.4 (released yesterday).

Best regards,

Maarten

When you install the plugin it should configure a default template. If it does not, please let me know. In the mean time you could copy the example included in the short instructions on the settings page.

I don’t see anything wrong with your code. One thing I can imagine is that there is some JavaScript running on the page that makes all links open in the same tab. Alternatively it could be a browser setting (http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/03/force-firefox-to-open-links-in-same-tab/). Does this behavior also happen in other browsers? Also, does it happen for all links or only for internal links (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7513204/force-open-links-in-same-window-on-same-domain)?

I have tried to solve this issue, but it seems to have to do with the way Links and retrieving Links has been implemented in WordPress. Also behaviour would be unpredictable in case links have/belong to multiple categories. For that reason I have for now officially removed from the plugin (per version 1.3).

This issue has been resolved as of version 1.2. Settings will only be removed on uninstallation.