popuplinks() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

Adds element attributes to open links in new tabs.

Parameters

$textstringrequired: Content to replace links to open in a new tab.

Return

string Content that has filtered links.

Source

function popuplinks( $text ) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '4.5.0' );
	$text = preg_replace('/<a (.+?)>/i', "<a $1 target='_blank' rel='external'>", $text);
	return $text;
}

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Uses	Description
_deprecated_function()`wp-includes/functions.php`	Marks a function as deprecated and inform when it has been used.

Changelog

Version	Description
4.5.0	This function has been deprecated.
0.71	Introduced.

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Codex 9 years ago

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```
echo popuplinks('Please visit <a href="http://www.wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a&gt;.');
```
will output
Please visit WordPress.com
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Drew Jaynes 9 years ago

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Basic usage:
```
echo popuplinks( 'Please visit <a href="http://www.wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a&gt;.' );
```
Will output:
[html]
Please visit <a href="http://www.wordpress.com" target=’_blank’ rel=’external’>WordPress.com</a>
[/html]
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popuplinks( string $text ): string

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popuplinks( string $text ): string

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