javascript window.location in new tab

Question

I am diverting user to some url through window.location but this url opens in the same tab in browser. I want it to be open in new tab. Can I do so with window.location? Is there another way to do this action?

Solution 1

I don't think there's a way to do this, unless you're writing a browser extension. You could try using window.open and hoping that the user has their browser set to open new windows in new tabs.

Solution 2

window.open('https://support.wwf.org.uk', '_blank');

The second parameter is what makes it open in a new window. Don't forget to read Jakob Nielsen's informative article :)

Solution 3

You can even use

window.open('https://support.wwf.org.uk', "_blank") || window.location.replace('https://support.wwf.org.uk');

This will open it on the same tab if the pop-up is blocked.

Solution 4

This works for me on Chrome 53. Haven't tested anywhere else:

function navigate(href, newTab) {
   var a = document.createElement('a');
   a.href = href;
   if (newTab) {
      a.setAttribute('target', '_blank');
   }
   a.click();
}

Solution 5

with jQuery its even easier and works on Chrome as well

$('#your-button').on('click', function(){
       $('<a href="https://www.some-page.com" target="blank"></a>')[0].click();    
})

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Comments

[Samich]

Duplicate: stackoverflow.com/questions/427479/…

[Khez]

Is window.location a requirement? Or can other JS solutions be offered ?

[Muhammad Imran Tariq]

@Khez: other JS can be offered.

[Junaid khan]

you can use the window.open()

[pregmatch]

but what if your browsers has blocked settings on popup? this will not wok.

[TARKUS]

@Alex meh...not really the "right" answer. Trying this in Firefox, where I prevent pop-up windows, this code fails.

[Troy Watt]

I would avoid this solution because window.open in some cases could return null (but still open a new window as expected) while also triggering location.replace on the current tab resulting in two open tabs with the new url. Using a try/catch described in this answer may be a better solution stackoverflow.com/a/27725432/811533.