Suggestion: Links to external sites to open in a new window or tab

[corradoMR2]

Case in point, the article

"Driving the 1989 Lexus LS 400 and Lexus LFA Back-to-Back"

has a C&D article link in it.

When it's clicked, the website opens in the current browser window. Suggestion to set these types of links as default to open in a new window so one still has the LexusEnthusiast site open and visible.

 

[krew]

You're speaking about the news pages? I think this is a personal preference -- I remember when opening a new window was frowned upon in web design.

Maybe I need to get with the times!

 

[corradoMR2]

It's not a big concern at all. It's more about whether we want o

You're speaking about the news pages? I think this is a personal preference -- I remember when opening a new window was frowned upon in web design.

Maybe I need to get with the times!

Yeah, News pages. It's a minor detail but it just makes it a tad more difficult for a user to stay on LE if the browser window now is in another new site. Then, if that new site has other links that opens in the same browser window, then it's many more steps back to go back to LE, risking losing the LE user from coming back. But if the first window/tab in the browser is untouched and still open on LE, it's always still visible to the end user, increasing the chances of he/she returning.