popuplinks( string $text )

This function has been deprecated.

Adds element attributes to open links in new tabs.

Parameters

$text

(string) (Required) Content to replace links to open in a new tab.

Return

(string) Content that has filtered links.

Source

File: wp-includes/deprecated.php

function popuplinks( $text ) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '4.5.0' );
	$text = preg_replace('/<a (.+?)>/i', "<a $1 target='_blank' rel='external'>", $text);
	return $text;
}

Changelog

Version Description
4.5.0 This function has been deprecated.
0.71 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/popuplinks