Adds a Target attribute to all links in passed content.

This function by default only applies to <a> tags, however this can be modified by the 3rd param.

_NOTE:_ Any current target attributed will be stripped and replaced.

$content string Required

String to search for links in.

$target string Optional

The Target to add to the links.

Default: '_blank'

$tags string[] Optional

An array of tags to apply to.

Default: array('a')

string The processed content.

File: wp-includes/formatting.php. View all references

function links_add_target( $content, $target = '_blank', $tags = array( 'a' ) ) {
	global $_links_add_target;
	$_links_add_target = $target;
	$tags              = implode( '|', (array) $tags );
	return preg_replace_callback( "!<($tags)((\s[^>]*)?)>!i", '_links_add_target', $content );
}