Multiple links Open

Multiple links Open 

A reader asked if she can make anavigation tab open more than one link when clicked. The answer is YES it can be done, with the help from a small Javascript.

(Now if you came here looking for a way YOU can open multiple links on pages you visit, try Snap Links, a  Firefox addon.)

First let’s look at an HTML code for a regular anchor tag <a>:

Eg:   <a href="YOUR_URL" target="_blank">Link text</a>




When clicked, this code will open YOUR_URL in a new window/tab.

To add another link, just add the code below before the closing bracket “>” in the opening tag:

Eg:  onclick="window.open(&quot;YOUR_2nd_URL&quot;);"

It will open YOUR_2nd_URL in a second new window/tab. To add more links, simply add more window.open(); before the closing quotation mark.

So if you were to open three links, your anchor will look like this:

Eg:       <a href="YOUR_URL" target="_blank"

      onclick="window.open(""YOUR_2nd_URL""); 

     window.open(""YOUR_3rd_URL"");">Link 

     text</a>




This is an example of an anchor that opens three links (in three windows or tabs) in a single click:

 Eg :  <a href="http://bloggersentral.blogspot.com/" target=

     onclick="window.open("http://www.tourism.gov.my/"); 

     window.open("http://www.tic.kelantan.gov.my/");">This 

     anchor opens three links in a single click</a>