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Simon · 2008-02-24, 01:33 PM

Close. But not exactly.

The four "valid" values for the target attribute are _blank, _parent, _self and _top.

Aside from those four, which do very specific things, like opening a new, blank window for example, you can also put "new" or most anything else you want in there and you'll get a new window too in most cases.

The caveat is that what really happens is that you actually create a new window AND name it "new" (or whatever word you put in the target attribute's value).

Of course if you use "new" all the time, it's possible the surfer may already have a new window named "new" opened and what will happen is that the link will now load the contents into that already opened window since you've told it that that's the target you want it to use.

If you use "_blank" you'll always get a new window.

And don't forget that leading underscore character or you'll just be creating a new page AND naming it "blank" similar to what happens if you use "new" as the target.

HTH

LeRoy · 2008-02-24, 01:59 PM

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pagerank i dont give a shit

Nice one stuveltje. I have some good listings on some PR 5 lists and the traffic is not coming in that good.

HowlingWulf · 2008-02-25, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Simon

Close. But not exactly.

The caveat is that what really happens is that you actually create a new window AND name it "new" (or whatever word you put in the target attribute's value).

Of course if you use "new" all the time, it's possible the surfer may already have a new window named "new" opened and what will happen is that the link will now load the contents into that already opened window since you've told it that that's the target you want it to use.

I just learned something.

Warn me next time.

Like others here I've been learning PR doesn't seem to have much correlation to actual search result placements. I've had PR4 sites with a trickle of search traffic and I just made some new seo-targeted sites that already have first page results and PR0.

Maybe people use PR as a rough estimate of trust in terms of looking for trades. I've been more swayed into the 'traffic is what counts' camp, regardless of PR.

Licker4U · 2008-02-25, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Simon

If you use "_blank" you'll always get a new window.

Damn, do you know how many URL's I have to change from _new to _blank?

2008-02-24, 01:33 PM	#1
Simon That which does not kill us, will try, try again. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conch Republic Posts: 5,150	Close. But not exactly. The four "valid" values for the target attribute are _blank, _parent, _self and _top. Aside from those four, which do very specific things, like opening a new, blank window for example, you can also put "new" or most anything else you want in there and you'll get a new window too in most cases. The caveat is that what really happens is that you actually create a new window AND name it "new" (or whatever word you put in the target attribute's value). Of course if you use "new" all the time, it's possible the surfer may already have a new window named "new" opened and what will happen is that the link will now load the contents into that already opened window since you've told it that that's the target you want it to use. If you use "_blank" you'll always get a new window. And don't forget that leading underscore character or you'll just be creating a new page AND naming it "blank" similar to what happens if you use "new" as the target. HTH __________________ "If you're happy and you know it, think again." -- Guru Pitka