[B]

Hi all,

I’d like all links within my forum to open up in a new window/tab. Yes, I’ve done multiple searches and have seen all the previously-posted solutions:

Open Links in new window

Open target in a new window

Add Blank Target to Website Links

Open Links in New Window & Target Blank

Add target="_blank" to external links

I’ve also seen this: https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2483

None of the forum posts have identified a concrete solution, plus, those seem to be referencing bbP 1.x.

So my question is, what’s the best way to implement this for a bbPress 2.x install? Have you done it, and if so, how?

Thanks in advance

[B]

No one? Someone must’ve implemented this for bbPress 2.x by now.

[Robin W]

Bumping you own question may be not helping you in getting an answer 🙂

There is a fairly small group of people who help on here, and many use the “topics with no replies” button when logging in, so by entering a reply you take yourself off this list, so you don’t get your question seen.

Also you should allow at least a couple of days, as all the helpers on here are volunteers and like the developers of the plugin, no-one is paid to do this, and all have real jobs and family that take priority.

Please keep asking questions, but please have a little more patience 🙂

As to the answer – this looks complicated, and even with the old version, the solutions weren’t easy.

[B]

@robin-w thanks, and apologies if that came off as angry or impatient. certainly wasn’t meant that way. should’ve added a few smilies 🙂

[Stephen Edgar]

I just had a quick look and I’d say the following thread has some tips and suggestions.

https://wordpress.org/ideas/topic/default-links-to-open-in-new-window-ie-target-_blank

I am also of the belief that target=_blank is not a good thing at all, I’ll happily call out people using it and not return to their site because they use it, and I know I am far from the only person with this opinion.

[Stagger Lee]

I do it with this snippet. For WordPress and bbPress together. Local links are opened normally, only extern are target blank. Dont forget to change your domain line.

// Make URL Clickable In WordPress, bbPress (plus target=”_blank”)
add_filter( 'the_content', 'make_clickable');

function autoblank($text) {
$myurl = 'http://your-domain.com';
$external = str_replace('href=', 'target="_blank" href=', $text);
$external = str_replace('target="_blank" href="'.$myurl, 'href="'.$myurl, $external);
$external = str_replace('target="_blank" href="#', 'href="#', $external);
$external = str_replace('target = "_blank">', '>', $external);
return $external;
}
add_filter('the_content', 'autoblank');
add_filter('bbp_get_topic_content', 'autoblank',255);
add_filter('bbp_get_reply_content', 'autoblank',255);

Remove nofollow if you need to !

function mtn_weekly_fix_rel_follow( $content ) {
    // Find rel="nofollow", replace with empty space.
    $content = preg_replace( '/rel="nofollow"/', ' ', $content);
    return $content;
}
add_filter( 'the_content', 'mtn_weekly_fix_rel_follow', 20 );
add_filter('bbp_get_topic_content', 'mtn_weekly_fix_rel_follow',255);
add_filter('bbp_get_reply_content', 'mtn_weekly_fix_rel_follow',255);

[laddi]

Hello, I want to keep links simple not clickable, even after using remove_filter make_clickable, I am unable to do this, please help.

[Stagger Lee]

remove_filter( 'bbp_get_reply_content', 'bbp_make_clickable', 4);
remove_filter( 'bbp_get_topic_content', 'bbp_make_clickable', 4); 

[gimmiefreebies]

I had this problem and there seems to be no easy answer – until I tried a different browser (!!)

In Firefox, the LINK button does not look the same as it does in CHROME!! In Google Chrome’s web browser you can check a box under the link title and the link will OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW! 🙂 That checkbox is not visible in Firefox.

If you’re running the latest version of bbPress (right now it’s Version 2.5.4), that should work!

Chrome:

Firefox: