I am using Chrome 33, and I just create a link on my test site:
< a href=”http://www.abc.com/” target=”_blank” >go< /a >
(spaces have been added manually here, to avoid the parsing of the HTML). I clicked with both my middle button (wheel), right button and left button. No popup blocker has been been triggered. Maybe you’re using some third party Chrome plugin causing the issue?
Oh, and I tried with both Javascript and server-side mode. No alerts were triggered in Chrome 33 or Firefox.
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pazis
(@pazis)
I have Google Chrome Version 33.0.1750.146 m and it blocks links with target=”_blank” attribute (left click only) and all other links (middle click only). However, it’s OK in Firefox.
Checking again… No matter javascript or server-side mode. Both are the same regarding the blocker. The server-side only takes a little bit more to response.
It’s actually the Google Chrome default pop-up blocker and it happens even after disabling extensions.
I would be grateful if it could be fixed.
Thanks a lot
What is the url of the site where this is happening?
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pazis
(@pazis)
Well, for example, check this page:
http://www.kidb.in/tag/boy-model-sonny/
and middle click on sample photos in the posts.
Thanks a lot
I don’t see any links (aside from the social media ones) marked as target=_blank. What links should I click on? The ones inside the Download box?
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pazis
(@pazis)
The links (photos) in “Sample” box (which don’t have target=”_blank” attribute) triggers pop up blocker when middle clicked.
The links in “Download” box (which have target=”_blank” attribute) triggers pop up blocker when left clicked.
Thank you for your support
No pop up blocker is triggered in my case. I tried both in Windows and Mac, with Chrome 33.
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pazis
(@pazis)
OK.
Maybe the problem is on my PC side.
Thanks a lot for your support
Let’s see if other users bring this up.
Same for me
Check link to youtube (first here, titled Pharrel Williams “Happy”)
http://modscene.ru/news/speedometer_happy.html
ogonkov, I get the popup blocked on your site, indeed. Do you get the popup blocked message on pazis’ site? I don’t, and I’m trying to understand what’s the difference.
Apparently this issue with Chrome is also present in many other tracking scripts:
http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?711054-link-open-new-window-not-working-in-Chrome-browser
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/analytics/cpYWJ0JOpLg
It looks like Chrome’s popup feature is really sensitive, and as soon as the Javascript contacts the server to register the outbound click, Chrome interprets that as something sketchy and nixes the new window. The only workaround is to avoid the target=_blank, from what I’ve read around.
Yeah, I have to say that I am having the same issues, and it has to do with the plugin. Once I deactivated it, the links worked just fine.
From what I saw, it has to do with Chrome catching on that the site is using Javascript to track the outbound link, and that fires off the pop-up blocker.
Too bad, I really liked the plugin, but without that functionality I just cant use it.
One plugin that works great to do tracking on the dashboard is “Google Analytics Dashboard for WP”
Check it out here.
Hopefully that helps people that are having issues, and maybe the developer can compare code and make some adjustments.
Hi, I faced the same issues too. I have already deleted the plugin from my site as it would not be convenient for my readers. I hope you can look into this matter. Really cool plugin though.
