links_add_target( string $content, string $target = '_blank', string[] $tags = array('a') ): string

Adds a target attribute to all links in passed content.


Description

By default, this function only applies to <a> tags.
However, this can be modified via the $tags parameter.

_NOTE:_ Any current target attribute will be stripped and replaced.


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Parameters

$content string Required
String to search for links in.
$target string Optional
The target to add to the links.

Default: '_blank'

$tags string[] Optional
An array of tags to apply to.

Default: array('a')


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Return

string The processed content.


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Source

File: wp-includes/formatting.php. View all references

function links_add_target( $content, $target = '_blank', $tags = array( 'a' ) ) {
	global $_links_add_target;
	$_links_add_target = $target;
	$tags              = implode( '|', (array) $tags );
	return preg_replace_callback( "!<($tags)((\s[^>]*)?)>!i", '_links_add_target', $content );
}


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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
2.7.0 Introduced.

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