Open External Links in New Tab

Hook: surerank_open_external_links_in_new_tab

Description: The surerank_open_external_links_in_new_tab filter allows you to automatically add target=”_blank” to external links processed by SureRank on frontend output. This is useful when you want outbound links to open in a new tab without manually editing each link.

Source: inc/frontend/link-seo.php

Usage: Return true from this filter to enable the behavior.

Example:

add_filter( 'surerank_open_external_links_in_new_tab', '__return_true' );

add_filter( 'surerank_open_external_links_in_new_tab', '__return_true' );

Advanced example (conditional):

add_filter(
	'surerank_open_external_links_in_new_tab',
	static function( $enabled ) {
		if ( is_admin() ) {
			return $enabled;
		}

		// Enable only on singular posts and pages.
		return is_singular( [ 'post', 'page' ] );
	}
);

add_filter(
	'surerank_open_external_links_in_new_tab',
	static function( $enabled ) {
		if ( is_admin() ) {
			return $enabled;
		}

		// Enable only on singular posts and pages.
		return is_singular( [ 'post', 'page' ] );
	}
);

Notes:

• Default value is false (disabled).
• This changes rendered frontend output only, not stored post content.
• Internal links and excluded domains are not modified by this filter.
• If a link already has target=”_blank”, SureRank does not duplicate it.