Just a quick update. I found that links added via the link list feature do not open in a new window. This might take away traffic from your blog. The solution to this is however, very simple. Open up you template’s HTML code in expanded widgets format. Copy the entire code into notepad or some text editor and search for a particular link list using its title. (In my case the title is “friends on www”)
Scroll to the line which reads a expr:href=”data:link.target’ blah blah blah… and append target=’_blank’ over there, as shown in the example below. As this piece of code is in a loop (b:loop) you need to type it only once and there you are. So go ahead and make the modification.
<b:widget id=’LinkList2′ locked=’false’ title=’friends on www’ type=’LinkList’>
<b:includable id=’main’>
<b:if cond=’data:title’><h2><data:title/></h2></b:if>
<div class=’widget-content’>
<ul>
<div id=’link’>
<b:loop values=’data:links’ var=’link’>
<li><a expr:href=’data:link.target’ target=’_blank’><data:link.name/></a>
</li>
</b:loop>
</div>
</ul>
Also check out some cool new hacks I came across recently:
1. Turning labels into menu tabs (used in my blog)
2. Peek-a-boo label drop downs (used in my blog)
3. Convert link lists to thumbnail picture list
Update: I found an article which tell why one should avoid setting all links to open in a new window. It tells how this setting can backfire and kill traffic. Read it here.
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