New Window Links allows you to specify that specific links you add to a page will open up in a new window (or tab, depending on browser) when clicked instead of forwarding the user along in the same browser window.

Step by step

• Where you would normally link a page using wikitext like this:

  [[page name|link text]]

• Use instead...

  {{ #NewWindowLink: page name | link text }}

• Click the link on the save page - a new window or tab will be opened.

Examples

Here's some examples of different ways you can use these links:

Linked page/URL is also the text of the link

{{ #NewWindowLink: Special:AllPages }}

Special:AllPages

Local links

{{ #NewWindowLink: Special:AllPages | A list of pages on the wiki }}

A list of pages on the wiki

External links

{{ #NewWindowLink: http://mediawiki.org/ | MediaWiki }}

MediaWiki

Interwiki links

{{ #NewWindowLink: Wikipedia:MediaWiki | Wikipedia article about MediaWiki }}

Wikipedia article about MediaWiki

Mailto links

{{ #NewWindowLink: mailto:john@example.com | Mail John }}

Mail John

See also

• Help:Links - help creating normal links in the visual editor
• Help:Wikitext - help on creating normal links in source mode

Further help and feedback

• Browse and search other help pages at Help:Contents
• Check Help:Wikia Community Central for sources of further help and support
• Check Help:Contacting Wikia for how to report any errors or unclear steps in this article