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How can I open two pages from a single click without using JavaScript?

I have some text in a link. When I click on it I must open 2 pages. No problem here... but the trick is that I am not allowed to use JavaScript. Is this possible only with HTML?

Solution

  • Without JavaScript, it's not possible to open two pages by clicking one link unless both pages are framed on the one page that opens from clicking the link. With JS it's trivial:

    <p><a href="#" onclick="window.open('http://google.com');
    window.open('http://yahoo.com');">Click to open Google and Yahoo</a></p>

    Do note that this will be blocked by popup blockers built into web browsers but you are usually notified of this.