Techie Corner

By default, WordPress RSS widget doesn’t open new window when user click on the link. I’ve been searching for the solution for quite a while and most of the solution refer to editing the wordpress core file (wp-includes/default-widgets.php). Editing core file are not a permanent solution, whenever there is wordpress update, it will write off your modification. At the end, i decided to use jQuery to solve the problem.

To open WordPress rss link in new window, follow the steps below:-

• Login to your WordPress admin panel, Appearance -> Editor
• Click on for header.php at the right sidebar
• Add the content below between the head tag

  <script type="text/javascript">
  	jQuery('a.rsswidget').click(function() {
  	    jQuery(this).attr('target', '_blank');
  	});
  </script>
  

  * make sure you have jquery loaded

• Once done, update the file and you may refresh your front page.
• Now you may click on rss link and it should be open in new window!

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