Thanks in advance team.
Topic summary
A user wants social media links (Facebook and Instagram) in their Shopify store footer to open in new tabs instead of the current window.
Solution provided:
- Edit the theme code by navigating to Edit Code → sections → footer.liquid
- Locate the social media link code blocks (shown in the provided code snippet)
- Add
target="_blank"and optionallyrel="noopener noreferrer"attributes to each<a>tag
Resolution:
The user successfully implemented the fix by editing the social-icons.liquid file and confirmed it’s working as intended.
Hi, I have Facebook and instagram links in my footer. How do I get these to open in a new tab on click rather than what it does right now?
https://environmentalpartners.com.au/ here is my store
You need to do small code change. In your theme click on Edit code (from drop-down, 3 dots).
Then find file: footer.liquid from sections folder and look for a code
{%- if section.settings.show_social -%}
<ul class="footer__list-social list-unstyled list-social" role="list">
{%- if settings.social_twitter_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_twitter_link }}" class="link list-social__link" >
{%- render 'icon-twitter' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.twitter' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.social_facebook_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_facebook_link }}" class="link list-social__link" >
{%- render 'icon-facebook' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.facebook' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.social_pinterest_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_pinterest_link }}" class="link list-social__link" >
{%- render 'icon-pinterest' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.pinterest' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.social_instagram_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_instagram_link }}" class="link list-social__link" >
{%- render 'icon-instagram' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.instagram' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.social_tiktok_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_tiktok_link }}" class="link list-social__link" >
{%- render 'icon-tiktok' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.tiktok' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.social_tumblr_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_tumblr_link }}" class="link list-social__link" >
{%- render 'icon-tumblr' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.tumblr' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.social_snapchat_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_snapchat_link }}" class="link list-social__link" >
{%- render 'icon-snapchat' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.snapchat' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.social_youtube_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_youtube_link }}" class="link list-social__link" >
{%- render 'icon-youtube' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.youtube' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.social_vimeo_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_vimeo_link }}" class="link list-social__link" >
{%- render 'icon-vimeo' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.vimeo' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
</ul>
{%- endif -%}
then you need to add target=”_blank” to each link, anchor tag.
{%- if section.settings.show_social -%}
<ul class="footer__list-social list-unstyled list-social" role="list">
{%- if settings.social_twitter_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_twitter_link }}" class="link list-social__link" target="_blank">
{%- render 'icon-twitter' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.twitter' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.social_facebook_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_facebook_link }}" class="link list-social__link" target="_blank">
{%- render 'icon-facebook' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.facebook' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.social_pinterest_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_pinterest_link }}" class="link list-social__link" target="_blank">
{%- render 'icon-pinterest' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.pinterest' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.social_instagram_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_instagram_link }}" class="link list-social__link" target="_blank">
{%- render 'icon-instagram' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.instagram' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.social_tiktok_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_tiktok_link }}" class="link list-social__link" target="_blank">
{%- render 'icon-tiktok' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.tiktok' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.social_tumblr_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_tumblr_link }}" class="link list-social__link" target="_blank">
{%- render 'icon-tumblr' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.tumblr' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.social_snapchat_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_snapchat_link }}" class="link list-social__link" target="_blank">
{%- render 'icon-snapchat' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.snapchat' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.social_youtube_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_youtube_link }}" class="link list-social__link" target="_blank">
{%- render 'icon-youtube' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.youtube' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.social_vimeo_link != blank -%}
<li class="list-social__item">
<a href="{{ settings.social_vimeo_link }}" class="link list-social__link" target="_blank">
{%- render 'icon-vimeo' -%}
<span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'general.social.links.vimeo' | t }}</span>
</a>
</li>
{%- endif -%}
</ul>
{%- endif -%}
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Hello @environmentalPa
To make those social links open in a new browser tab, you just need to add
html
target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
to each <a> tag.
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thanks guys !! i went to the social icons . liquid and found it all good
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The new Dawn theme still has this problem, and this solution does not work with it.