#16878 closed defect (bug) (invalid)
PDF links open in same window despite target="_blank"
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| Priority: | normal | Milestone: | |
| Component: | Media | Version: | 3.1 |
| Severity: | minor | Keywords: | |
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Description
When I link to a PDF and specify target="_blank", the PDF will still open in the same browser window. This is not browser-specific, since it happens in Chrome, IE, Safari and FireFox - and PDFs on non-wordpress sites open correctly (i.e. in a new tab when target="_blank" is set).
I found a temporary work-around, using javascript's window.open(), but as long as target="_blank" doesn't work correctly, I think we have a bug.
Here's a link to a page where the bug can be tested/reproduced: http://www.ptam.dk/opgaver/kapitel-1/opgave-5-byg-selv/
The page is password protected: WH31136
Please look at the two identical thumbnail images in the main column and test functionality against page source - both are links to PDF files, but one opens in the same window regardless of target="_blank", while the other uses a javascript workaround to open correctly, in a new window.
The JavaScript in your theme is overriding the link target.