Description
I created this plugin to make external text links more accessible to people with disabilities by displaying an image with an alternative that informs the user that the link will open in a new window. Thanks to Romain Gervois.
Screenshots
The plugin in action
Installation
- Upload
accessible_external_linksfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go into the admin panel of the plugin and fill the ‘Image alternative text (alt attribute content)’ field with the alternative you fish to display default : “Opens in a new window”
- add a class of “external” on the links you wish to open in a new window.
For example use <a class='external' href='your link url'>My Link</a>
If you encounter some problems with icon positionning you can add a class of :
a.external img{} in your theme style.css file to control the image positionning
FAQ
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Does it works with ie6
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Actually not, and it’s not planned at the moment.
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Contributors & Developers
“Accessible External Text Links” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
“Accessible External Text Links” has been translated into 3 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.
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Changelog
1.0 [2012-01-22]
- Initial release
1.1 [2012-07-15]
- Fixed not working with Internet Explorer 8
1.2 [2013-10-20]
- Added inline style on img tag so image displays correctly right to external link
1.3 [2013-10-20]
- Modified alternative text input width
- Added screenshot in readme.txt
1.4 [2013-10-20]
- fixed JavaScript error
= 2.0 [2023-02-19]
* Added translation support
* Added french version
* Plugin code rewrite
* Enhanced security
* Added uninstall script