Hi,
to use links in tables, they need to be stored as HTML code.
Thus, you can either manually type in that code, or use the handy “Insert Link” wizard (there’s a button below the table fields) that will ask you for the link text and URL and then create and insert that HTML code for your. For this feature, you can also turn on a setting that they shall be created so that they open in a new window (there’s a checkbox for this on the “Plugin Options” screen).
If you already have the URLs in your table, you could make the “clickable” automatically, by using an Extension for this. You can get that Extension (basically a small WordPress plugin that hooks into WP-Table Reloaded) on my website: http://tobias.baethge.com/2009/12/extension-1-url-to-link-conversion/
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Tobias
This extension is great! However is there anyway to set it up so that when the link is clicked it opens in a new window?
Hi,
unfortunately, there’s no such possibility, as far as I know, because the HTML for the link is generated by an existing WordPress PHP function (make_clickable()), which does not seem to have a way to add a link target.
To be honest, however, I really discourage from forcing links to open in a new window. This is considered bad practice and does not result in a good user experience. If a user want’s a link to open in a new window or tab, he can easily do that himself in his browser, and he will do so, if he wants to stay on your website at the same time. Forcing this behavior on him is disrespectful, in many people’s eyes.
Best wishes,
Tobias
