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links_add_target( string $content, string $target = '_blank', string[] $tags = array('a') )

Adds a Target attribute to all links in passed content.

Description

This function by default only applies to <a> tags, however this can be modified by the 3rd param.

_NOTE:_ Any current target attributed will be stripped and replaced.

Parameters

$content

(string) (Required) String to search for links in.

$target

(string) (Optional) The Target to add to the links.

Default value: '_blank'

$tags

(string[]) (Optional) An array of tags to apply to.

Default value: array('a')

Return

(string) The processed content.

Source

File: wp-includes/formatting.php 

function links_add_target( $content, $target = '_blank', $tags = array( 'a' ) ) {
	global $_links_add_target;
	$_links_add_target = $target;
	$tags              = implode( '|', (array) $tags );
	return preg_replace_callback( "!<($tags)([^>]*)>!i", '_links_add_target', $content );
}

Used By

Used By Description
wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php: install_plugin_information()

Display plugin information in dialog box form.

Changelog

Version Description
2.7.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/links_add_target