Can some html experts explain me this?

[Dirty Dane]

When using target=blank in header and/or target=new on links, it does not always open in a new window in IE, but the same. Especially if you have many windows opened. It has nothing to do with pop-up blocker.
So when you close all windows, type in the domain, suddenly it works.

Not sure how much, but I'm sure many sites loose amounts of traffic that way.

Why does this happen?

[DamageX]

IE settings.

[Lord Nelson]

use target=_blank

It always opens window.

[jawanda]

you using target=_blank ? the _ seems to be key for making it spawn new windows rather than just reusing the same one which is named "blank". See what im saying?

[Lord Nelson]

you using target=_blank ? the _ seems to be key for making it spawn new windows rather than just reusing the same one which is named "blank". See what im saying?

target=_new = reuses same window

target=_blank = always opnes links in a new window

[Dirty Dane]

you using target=_blank ? the _ seems to be key for making it spawn new windows rather than just reusing the same one which is named "blank". See what im saying?

Ok, you mean target=_blank on each link or in the header?

[Dirty Dane]

target=_new = reuses same window

target=_blank = always opnes links in a new window

Thanks. Seems I have still much to learn

[Alky]

target=new is naming the new window you open as "new". so if you were to open another url in target=new it would go in that window. just like if you did target=randomnum or anything else.

_blank will open in a new window every time. hope that makes more sense

[Lord Nelson]

Ok, you mean target=_blank on each link or in the header?

You can either put it on every link or have this line: <base target="_blank"> in your body and all links will automatically open in a new window. (And if you want some links to open in the same window you add target="_top" to those links)

[Validus]

And please... use quotation marks!