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jQuery Cleanly Open Links in Popup Windows

Sam Deering
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Simple jQuery code snippet to add an event to all links with class .popup to open in a popup window instead of the current page or new tab/window. Specify the heights and widths as you please.

jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
	jQuery('a.popup').live('click', function(){
		newwindow=window.open($(this).attr('href'),'','height=200,width=150');
		if (window.focus) {newwindow.focus()}
		return false;
	});
});
Sam DeeringSam Deering

Sam Deering has 15+ years of programming and website development experience. He was a website consultant at Console, ABC News, Flight Centre, Sapient Nitro, and the QLD Government and runs a tech blog with over 1 million views per month. Currently, Sam is the Founder of Crypto News, Australia.

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