Social Media Open in New Window

[Tony Dylan-Hyde]

I didn’t see this discussed in any previous threads; would you please let me know which file I need to update so that clicking the social networking icons in the footer causes the links to open in a new window. I’m familiar with the needed code but not the file. Many thanks

[Bill Robbins]

Good question. The file you’ll want to edit is footer.php. In it you’ll see several blocks of code that look similar to this:

<?php if(of_get_option(‘flickr’, $single = true) != “”){ ?>
<a href=”“><img src=”<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/images/flickr.png” alt=”” /></a>
<?php } ?>

you can add the target=”_blank” just before the /> to cause the links to open in a new window. If you have any trouble, just let me know.

[Tony Dylan-Hyde]

Thanks a ton!

[Shannon Robinson]

Hi Bill,

For someone who is not super html/wordpress savvy could you let me know where I can find the footer.php. I have found the spot where the address links for facebook etc. can be added but not sure where to find the html code for that? You might need to take me through this step by step :). Thank you!

[Bill Robbins]

Great question Shannon. Here’s how to make the edit:

1. Go to the Appearance section in your WordPress control panel and select edit to open up the theme editor.
2. From the list of files on your right, choose footer.php
3. Look for this:

   and replace them with this:

4. Then save your changes

[Shannon Robinson]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your quick response. The steps were easy 🙂

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