Am I penalized for using HTML?

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   Ghaaz Bposted 4 years ago

   When I link out somewhere (anywhere, even wiki or something), I always use HTML so that it opens a new tab and they aren't directed away from my page. Is this a good or bad thing to be doing? Just wondering!

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   watergeekposted 3 years ago

   That's a really good idea. I hadn't thought of that and would be interested in the comments of HP advisors or others who've tried it.

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   johndwilliamsposted 3 years ago

   I use a HTML....
   
   target="_blank"
   
   ... to open my outbound links. That way viewers are staying on my Hub rather than dissapearing into the ether!

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      Ghaaz Bposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, exactly.
      
      I'm just wondering if HubPages views that as a good or a bad thing!

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   Joel Diffendarferposted 3 years ago

   yes, that is a good question...anxious to hear some replies!  This would be good information to know.

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   DrMark1961posted 3 years ago

   Penalized in what way?

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      Ghaaz Bposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Just in the sense of a lower HubScore or whatever. I'm inclined to think it's a good idea to keep them on my hubs, but I just want to be sure it's not an underlying cause for some lower scores I might be experiencing.

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         DrMark1961posted 3 years agoin reply to this

         No, it does not effect your hub score nor your hubber score. You can use this code. It is one of the few that HP does not remove when you add it.

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   Sam Montanaposted 3 years ago

   I wish that HubPages gave us a choice when making a link as to where to open the new tab.

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      Ghaaz Bposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      I'm not sure if this will help, but it's the HTML command to open outbound links in a new tab. Simply fill it in with your own links and words and copy it into the HTML section of a text blurb:
      
      <a href="LINK_HERE"_blank">Hyperlinked_Words_Here</a>

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         watergeekposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Super. I'll start using it too. Should there be quotation marks after " _blank"?

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            t aaron brownposted 3 years agoin reply to this

            Yes, the quotation marks go before and after.  You also must use the command: target. Therefore, Ghaaz B has it wrong in the last post. It should read:
            
            <a href="LINK_HERE" target="_blank">Hyperlinked_Words_Here</a>

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               watergeekposted 3 years agoin reply to this

               Okie dokie. I'd better rewrite my note to myself. Thank you.

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                  Ghaaz Bposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                  Thanks for the correction, Aaron. I wrote in haste! It can be so easy to make a mistake, and with more complicated code, it can be so much more frustrating!

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                     t aaron brownposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                     Yeah, I understand. As soon as I noticed the slight  mistake I wanted to put up the correction. Coding can be very frustrating when it keeps kicking it back and you are just one or two characters off.

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                        Ghaaz Bposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                        Dude.. semantic errors, when the program is fully functional, just not for what you want it to do lol. So frustrating.

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   t aaron brownposted 3 years ago

   I use that code and I think it is a benefit to HubPages, because it doesn't automatically closeout the HubPage and replace it with the other source.

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