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Shortly: How can I open a drupal_goto() result in a new tab?

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I've got a list of news, made with Views, that can be imported from a RSS feed (big custom module, very complicated, etc, etc) or directly written by the site's editor.

When I click on a news, I access the node full view mode page and, if it is an imported news, I'm redirected to the source site with drupal_goto(source).

I want to redirect to the external source site in another tab. And I can't figure it out. I'm not even sure if that's possible with only PHP.

Thanks in advance for any help.

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    Why not detect news origin in the Views an render each one diferently (external one with blank target a, for example)?
    – sanzante
    Commented Jul 8, 2014 at 14:52
  • Because I need to go to the internal node page first to track visited nodes. Good question btw.
    – Djouuuuh
    Commented Jul 8, 2014 at 14:53

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That isn't possible - drupal_goto() happens server-side, and you can only affect tabs/windows with client-side code.

You would need to stop using drupal_goto(), and instead insert some javascript into the page which opens the new URL in a new tab upon refresh.

Some (including myself) would also argue that you have no "right" to do this - let the user decide whether they want a new tab or not. Be careful of trying to force your will onto them. See Target Blank is Evil for a wonderfully opinionated bit of rhetoric on the matter.

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    Thanks for your quick answer. I read indeed that it was not possible on server-side and that I will need to use some JavaScript to achieve that. Unfortunately, I'm not in position to argue the "let's force or not the user to open external links in a new tab" part because it was decided so upstream and I'm only here to execute ;-) Thanks anyway for the advise!
    – Djouuuuh
    Commented Jul 8, 2014 at 14:09
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    Ah, clients...wouldn't life be so much simpler without them? ;)
    – Clive ♦
    Commented Jul 8, 2014 at 14:09
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    It's worst than that, I don't have any clients. I'm working for a government company :-P
    – Djouuuuh
    Commented Jul 8, 2014 at 14:10
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    Ouch. Run fast, run far ;)
    – Clive ♦
    Commented Jul 8, 2014 at 14:11

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