{"id":1006,"date":"2012-07-29T00:17:10","date_gmt":"2012-07-29T07:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.virendrachandak.com\/techtalk\/\/?p=1006"},"modified":"2014-09-27T23:45:39","modified_gmt":"2014-09-28T06:45:39","slug":"how-to-make-wordpress-menu-item-open-in-new-window-tab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virendrachandak.com\/techtalk\/how-to-make-wordpress-menu-item-open-in-new-window-tab\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a WordPress menu item open in a new window\/tab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I wanted to add some links to WordPress Menu, which were not pointing to my domain and hence wanted to open them in new tabs. Doing this is very simple in WordPress. This is normally a hidden option and in this post I will tell you how we can easily do that.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.virendrachandak.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/WordPress-open-link-in-a-new-window-or-tab.png\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1026\" title=\"WordPress open link in a new window or tab\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.virendrachandak.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/WordPress-open-link-in-a-new-window-or-tab.png?resize=1350%2C596\" alt=\"WordPress open link in a new window or tab\" width=\"1350\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.virendrachandak.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/WordPress-open-link-in-a-new-window-or-tab.png?w=1350&amp;ssl=1 1350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.virendrachandak.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/WordPress-open-link-in-a-new-window-or-tab.png?resize=150%2C66&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.virendrachandak.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/WordPress-open-link-in-a-new-window-or-tab.png?resize=300%2C132&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.virendrachandak.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/WordPress-open-link-in-a-new-window-or-tab.png?resize=1024%2C452&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps to make a WordPress menu item open in a new window or tab<\/strong><br \/>\n1. 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