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BirdOPrey5
08-04-2012, 10:00 PM
Brought to you by BirdOPrey5 (http://www.qapla.com/mods/).

NOTE: If you already use jquery on all pages see this mod instead: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=286030

The purpose of this mod is to automatically turn any "internal" links into links that open in the same window (or tab) instead of always opening in a new window. By default all links added with the[URL] BBCode in vBulletin become links that open in new windows. This uses JavaScript to automatically fix this.

You can add multiple domains in the settings to be treated as "internal" domains. If you don't add any it will try to atuomatically detect the domain being used.

Note: If you add *any* domains then you must specify all local domains, it will not try to auto-detect.

Mod becomes active upon installation. Go to Admin CP -> Settings -> Options -> Open Internal Links in Same Window... to enable/disable mod and edit the domain(s) considered local.

If the user is browsing with JavaScript disabled then links will always open in a new window like is the usual behvior.

Live Demo: Demo Link (http://www.qapla.com/mods/showthread.php/616-Automatic-Internal-Linking)

Should be compatible with all vBulletins between 3.6.0 and 5.0.0. (So all 3.8.x and 4.x.x for sure.)

Has been tested and found compatible with all current major browsers: IE9, FF 13 & 14, Chrome, Opera, and Safari.

I need to thank 2 others for this mod:

djbaxter on vBulletin.org and his similar mod (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=286030).

His mod does something similar but is jquery based. This makes the JavaScript code simpler but requires the jquery library be loaded on every page load. vBulletin doesn't use jquery on most pages so that could add significantly to loading times.

And...

Alen Grakalic who posted an original JavaScript on Css Globe: Open External Links in New Window Automatically | Css Globe (http://cssglobe.com/post/1281/open-external-links-in-new-window-automatically/)
I modified this publicly available code to have it work with vBulletin and allow for multiple local domains, however a lot of the code bign used remains his.

So thanks to djbaxter for the idea and Alen for a great jump-start on the code (I'm not a big fan of JavaScript ;))

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BirdOPrey5
08-05-2012, 01:29 PM
Reserved.
bzcomputers
08-06-2012, 04:26 AM
Adding an option to force external links (all other domains you don't list) to open in a new tab would be convenient.
BirdOPrey5
08-06-2012, 11:32 AM
Adding an option to force external links (all other domains you don't list) to open in a new tab would be convenient.

How? The links already open in new tab if you don't use this? :confused:
Justinphx
08-06-2012, 12:09 PM
Very nice BOP5. I installed on 4.1.12p2 and works perfectly. This is very useful in the mod and admin forums where internal links are always being posted. Having them open in the same window was a great idea.
bzcomputers
08-06-2012, 05:06 PM
How? The links already open in new tab if you don't use this? :confused:

This is not my experience. For me any external link (unless tagged with "_blank") will open in the same tab taking the user away from your website.
BirdOPrey5
08-06-2012, 06:29 PM
Where are these external links? If they are custom links you created yourself then I would expect you use _blank f you wanted to?

I guess I wasn't figuring there wold be any external links not custom created or created by bbcode.

I will see what I can do but would like to see an example for sure.
BadgerDog
08-07-2012, 10:59 AM
Installed on vBulletin 4.1.3pl5 with thanks ... :)

Seems to work great ... :up:

Regards,
Doug
kfyonur
08-08-2012, 06:55 AM
how can i open audiclubtr.com/anasayfa links in new tab ?

http://www.audiclubtr.com/f26/audi-turkiye-s7-tabanli-abt-as7-tuning-kiti-duyuruldu-2246/
BirdOPrey5
08-08-2012, 10:52 AM
If audiclubtr.com is your domain then you can't. If you need to open internal links in new tabs, don't use this mod.
k6rikko
08-23-2012, 12:13 AM
Many thanks was looking days for an solution like this :)
bzcomputers
08-23-2012, 03:34 AM
Where are these external links? If they are custom links you created yourself then I would expect you use _blank f you wanted to?

I guess I wasn't figuring there wold be any external links not custom created or created by bbcode.

I will see what I can do but would like to see an example for sure.

I am opening a specific forum up to advertising and wanted any external links posted within that forum to open in a new tab.
BirdOPrey5
08-26-2012, 11:47 AM
External links will always open in a new tab with or without this mod installed.
DemOnstar
09-04-2013, 12:33 PM
From the the articles page https://www.mightymoiety.com/content.php?117-lifestyle, as an unregistered user I click the link https://www.mightymoiety.com/forum.php in the (If is your first visit) notice but it is still opening up in a new tab.. The mod is enabled..

Is there a setting somewhere?

Ta.
ozzy47
09-04-2013, 12:42 PM
How have you added that banner where the links are at?
ozzy47
09-04-2013, 12:49 PM
I see it is probably the default_guest_message in Notices. So you go to the ACP --> Notices --> Notices Manager, click on edit for the default_guest_message

In the field Notice HTML find all instances of _blank and change it to _self
DemOnstar
09-04-2013, 01:17 PM
I see it is probably the default_guest_message in Notices. So you go to the ACP --> Notices --> Notices Manager, click on edit for the default_guest_message

In the field Notice HTML find all instances of _blank and change it to _self

Genius.

You guys............................

Sorted :cool:
ozzy47
09-04-2013, 01:30 PM
Not a problem, glad to help. :)
jaffaman
10-15-2013, 03:14 PM
Thanks for this installed and working on 4.2.2
Vintum
01-07-2014, 02:24 AM
I can't get this to work. Did I misunderstand it? I want to open all outside links in new tabs, but everything continues to open in the same one. I have tried adding:
domain.com
forum.domain.com
nothing at all
And all 3 options still left links opening in same page.

Using 4.2.2.
BirdOPrey5
01-07-2014, 11:35 AM
Can you post or PM link to your forum?
ozzy47
10-15-2014, 01:00 AM
Joe I am working on a mod, that has banners in a block. I redirect the user to

ozzmodz_link.php?goto={vb:raw sitelink.site_url}&siteid={vb:raw sitelink.site_id}when they click on the banner. What this does is increase the click count for each banner, then redirects the user to the requested site.

Each banner can be set to self or blank. But with your script running it of course opens in the same tab only. How can I over ride that?
BirdOPrey5
10-15-2014, 09:07 AM
There really is no way around it as the mod is coded.

I suppose you could add a check to see if the element is part of an "ignoreme" class and if so, ignore it.

Feel free to release a new version if you wish, it is re-usable code.
ozzy47
10-15-2014, 10:32 AM
Yeah that is a bit beyond my skills, but I guess I can search around.
BirdOPrey5
10-16-2014, 08:05 AM
Yeah- Not really in mine either... I hate JavaScript. This mod only has 30 installs, wouldn't worry about compatibility too much.
stangger5
02-27-2023, 09:51 PM
Installed on vb4.2.5, I don't see the admincp option to add domain.
Hostboard
02-28-2023, 01:19 PM
It is just easier to edit a file:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2336817&postcount=17