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  • ZaddleMarketing
    ZaddleMarketing last edited by Dec 14, 2015, 11:21 AM

    I have just come across a few blogs on a website that have outbound links that open in the browser window (and therefore direct people off site to these links) (there are also other outbound links that open in a new window)- is there a quick and easy way to check which outbounds links open in a new window and which open in the browser window?

    Much obliged

    Liam

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    • ZaddleMarketing
      ZaddleMarketing @DanaJohnston last edited by Dec 14, 2015, 12:09 PM Dec 14, 2015, 12:09 PM

      Excellent thanks Dana

      I have a premium subscription to Screaming Frog so I'll get on this straight away - thought there must be an easy way to find them but forgot about the custom settings in Screaming Frog

      Will get on this right away

      Kind Regards

      Liam

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      • ZaddleMarketing
        ZaddleMarketing @Ria_ last edited by Dec 14, 2015, 12:07 PM Dec 14, 2015, 12:07 PM

        Thanks Ria - looking for software to make that process quicker 🙂

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        • DanaJohnston
          DanaJohnston Subscriber last edited by Dec 14, 2015, 12:09 PM Dec 14, 2015, 11:44 AM

          Greetings Liam,
          You could use a site spider like ScreamingFrog for example to spider each page and search for target="_blank". That would give you a nice list of the links that spawn a new window. You would set up a search term to find on the pages inside the "Custom Tab"

          http://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/user-guide/tabs/#12

          Good luck!

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          • Ria_
            Ria_ last edited by Dec 14, 2015, 11:32 AM Dec 14, 2015, 11:32 AM

            If the <a></a><a>tag includes _target="blank" then the link will open in a new window/tab, if that helps at all.</a>

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