How to open a menu link In new tab?

This will be a quick tutorial, on how to open a menu link in the new browser tab.

You may want your navigation menu links and pages to open in a new tab. Or even disable it, if already enabled. Here is how;

  • Go to Appearance > Menus
appearance menu

Screen Options

Then check if link target option is enabled.

  • Click Screen Options tab ( Top right hand corner )
  • Tick “Link Target” to enable.
  • Click Screen Options tab again to close.


This will now enable the option in the menu settings.

Menu Item's

If you have multiple menu’s select one.

  • Click on each menu item you want to open in a new tab.
  • Tick “Open Link in the a new tab” to enable it for that item. Or untick to disable.
  • Once done, click “Save Menu” button.

Now you know how to open menu items in new browser tabs.

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