How can I prevent 'target=_blank' from being added to my widget link?

Technical Q&A
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I am trying to add a link to a page so that when an image is clicked, it will open the widget.

However, a target=“_blank” is being added, which results in an “about:blank#blocked” page being opened.

How can I stop this from happening?

Example of the code:

But when I check the developer console, it is now:

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Hello @deb_1_1 ,

It’s GemPages support team and glad to support you today.

According to my experience, in this case, the theme’s script has a code to insert automatically target=“_blank” to the tag.

You could please try adding the below code to before in the theme.liquid file:

If you require any further information, feel free to contact me.

Best regards,
GemPages Support Team
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Thank you!

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I am glad that my solution is helpful to you.

Best regards,
GemPages Support Team