Social icons links should be "_blank"

right now the social icons open in the same window as the page.
i would like to have a new tab for opening them, so the page stays.

where can i add in the "_blank" tag?

thx for your help.

Please look at file botsl.php in templatelayoutblocks directory lines 10-15

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<div id="social-icons">
      <a href="<?php echo $this->_tpl->params->get('social_twitter','#'); ?>" class="socialicon" id="social_twitter">Twitter</a>
      <a href="<?php echo $this->_tpl->params->get('social_facebook','#'); ?>" class="socialicon" id="social_facebook">Facebook</a>
      <a href="<?php echo $this->_tpl->params->get('social_email','#'); ?>" class="socialicon" id="social_email">E-mail</a>
      <a href="<?php echo $this->_tpl->params->get('social_rss','#'); ?>" class="socialicon" id="social_rss">RSS</a>
   </div>

that was way easy. thx for your quick answer again. this place rocks!!!

Hi,

I can't find that file in the 2.5 version of Joomla. Could you help me too with this problem?

Thanks,
Mark

Please go template/layouts/block/bottom.php and there you should see this code :

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   <?php if($this->getParam('social_icons',1)) : ?>
   <div id="social-icons">
      <a href="<?php echo $this->getParam('social_twitter','#'); ?>" class="socialicon" id="social_twitter">Twitter</a>
      <a href="<?php echo $this->getParam('social_facebook','#'); ?>" class="socialicon" id="social_facebook">Facebook</a>
      <a href="<?php echo $this->getParam('social_email','#'); ?>" class="socialicon" id="social_email">E-mail</a>
      <a href="<?php echo $this->getParam('social_rss','#'); ?>" class="socialicon" id="social_rss">RSS</a>
   </div>
   <?php endif; ?>   

Hi,

There is no such file. The files present are cookielaw, footer, head, index, logo and social (.php). I checked several of them but can't find it.

When I try to adjust the module 'socail icons' and add the URL in stead of the # then it works. But when I add the HTML code for opening in a blank window, it doesn't work.

Your reply is appreciated!

Mark

Please tell me which template you use? Could you make a screenshot of your template instalation directory files? So root/templates/gk_templatename/

I use the theme Fest (gk_fest).

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At that is the problem because you have created topic in gamebox magazine for Joomla! 1.5 area. So finally what template do you use and which Joomla! version?

Hmmm not very clever.. I am using template Fest for Joomla 2.5

Any update about this please?

Please open this module → screenshot

and add target="_blank" directly to every link element in module source.