Hi,
Normally, the social media icon links at the footer should opens in new tab or same tab?
Thanks.
Topic summary
A user asked whether social media icons in the footer should open in a new tab or the same tab.
Recommendation:
- External social media links should open in a new tab to prevent visitors from leaving the store while browsing social profiles.
Technical Solution:
- Add
target="_blank"attribute to the footer social media links in thefooter.liquidfile. - A screenshot was provided showing the exact code placement.
Resolution:
The issue was successfully resolved using the suggested code modification.
Hello @jinnypeace9 
They are external links, so they should open in new tab, so visitors will not leave your store as they visit the social profiles.
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Check your store footer.liquid file.
add only this text…
target="_blank
Check my screenshot..
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Thank you very much. I fixed it.
Thank you.
Your Most Welcome 