# RW 8.1.6 links written as target self, not target \_self

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-1-6-links-written-as-target-self-not-target-self/25659>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [March 8, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-1-6-links-written-as-target-self-not-target-self/25659 "2019-03-08T13:49:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![ShoreBreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@ShoreBreak](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ShoreBreak)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-1-6-links-written-as-target-self-not-target-self/25659/1 "2019-03-08T13:49:31Z")

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Hello all,

I have the latest Rapidweaver, Themeflood Media theme and plugins. I just noticed that the links that I build with the add link panel are opening in a new tab. Upon inspection of the published code I can see that the links are being written by rapidweaver as " target = self" not target =\_self". is this a bug? is there a way to fix this?

here is a link to page with the problem

[http://nicoyektai.com/benches/index.html](http://nicoyektai.com/benches/index.html)

thanks

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**Author:** ![Rovertek](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/rovertek/32/223_2.png) [@Rovertek](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Rovertek)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-1-6-links-written-as-target-self-not-target-self/25659/2 "2019-03-08T13:57:07Z")

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This is definitely something that you’d want @dan or @tpbradley look at…

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**Author:** ![ShoreBreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@ShoreBreak](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ShoreBreak)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-1-6-links-written-as-target-self-not-target-self/25659/3 "2019-03-08T14:23:49Z")

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Thanks for the response.

One more thing that is probably not relevant: I just looked at archived code from a RW6 version of the site. in that era the add link panel generated the code as rel=“self”

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**Author:** ![ShoreBreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@ShoreBreak](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ShoreBreak)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-1-6-links-written-as-target-self-not-target-self/25659/4 "2019-03-08T15:10:42Z")

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perhaps this is relevant. The links were created with RW6, I have found that if I toggle the open in new window tag on/ then off the link is written without any target or rel and opens in the current window as expected.

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/system/32/25301_2.png) [@system](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-1-6-links-written-as-target-self-not-target-self/25659/5 "2019-04-08T01:10:53Z")

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