HTML Add attribute on an element

Question

When I was writing (a lot of) <a> tags I didn't write 'target="_blank"', so none of the links are leading to another windows or tag.

Is there a way to add "target='_blank'" to all the links with JavaScript?

beside the point, but wouldn't it make more sense to just modify the markup? — aw04, Feb 11 '16 at 19:32
Yeah, in my website has a lot of links, which is very difficult to type it in all the links. — Breno, Feb 11 '16 at 19:45

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 11 '16 at 19:35

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You don't need JavaScript at all. You can use the base element in your head to specify a base URL or target for anchors.

<base target="_blank"> will make all links on your page open in new windows and/or tabs.

More information on the base element can be found on MDN.

answered Feb 11 '16 at 19:35

Garbee

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Thank you!!! It worked. It's because I can't study on a paid place, so what is free I am studying, but it isn't working. – Breno Feb 11 '16 at 19:51

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

Previously answered here: How do I add target="_blank" to a link within a specified div?

Code:

/* here are two different ways to do this */
//using jquery:
$(document).ready(function(){
  $('#link_other a').attr('target', '_blank');
});

// not using jquery
window.onload = function(){
  var anchors = document.getElementById('link_other').getElementsByTagName('a');
  for (var i=0; i<anchors.length; i++){
    anchors[i].setAttribute('target', '_blank');
  }
}
// jquery is prettier. :-)

HTML Add attribute on an element

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