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_links_add_target()

_links_add_target( string $m ): string

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This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness.

Callback to add a target attribute to all links in passed content.

Parameters

$mstringrequired
The matched link.

Return

string The processed link.

Source

function _links_add_target( $m ) {
	global $_links_add_target;
	$tag  = $m[1];
	$link = preg_replace( '|( target=([\'"])(.*?)\2)|i', '', $m[2] );
	return '<' . $tag . $link . ' target="' . esc_attr( $_links_add_target ) . '">';
}

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UsesDescription
esc_attr()wp-includes/formatting.php

Escaping for HTML attributes.

Changelog

VersionDescription
2.7.0Introduced.

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