Makes all external links to open in a new tab, also adds rel nofollow.
This is also available as a WordPress plugin. You can download if from WP Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/external-links-new-tab-nofollow or install it from your WP dashboard.
Make sure your website includes jQuery
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
$('a').not('[href*="mailto:"], [href*="tel:"], [href*="#"], [href*=""] ').each(function () {
var mylink = new RegExp('/' + window.location.host + '/');
if ( ! mylink.test(this.href) ) {
$(this).attr('target', '_blank');
$(this).attr('rel', 'nofollow');
}
});
});Simple demo file
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>External-links-new-tab-nofollow</title>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
You ll need to use a domain to test this ( localhost will do )
<p><a href="#">Link</a></p>
<p><a href="http://google.com">External link</a></p>
<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
$('a').not('[href*="mailto:"], [href*="tel:"], [href*="#"], [href*=""] ').each(function () {
var mylink = new RegExp('/' + window.location.host + '/');
if ( ! mylink.test(this.href) ) {
$(this).attr('target', '_blank');
$(this).attr('rel', 'nofollow');
}
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>