Links to External Sites

Follow the below web best practices when linking to external sites.

Always open external links in a new tab.

You want your user to have the option of coming back to the site. This is also good for SEO ranking. This can be achieved by using target="_blank" in the <a href=""> tag in the html code. Or, in WordPress, you can click on the settings and check the "open in a new tab". See below: First, click on the settings icon Then ensure the checkbox "open in a new tab" is selected.

Whenever you include any links to external sites, make sure the destination is trustworthy. Sites with .gov or .edu are generally safe, as well as sites for organizations that the university has a known partnership with.

Do not add the entire URL as part of the text.

If a website user is visually impaired and using a screen reading device, they will have to listen to the entire URL being read aloud.

Wrong usage:

See the website here: https://ios.lisisoft.com/s/medical.html

Correct usage:

Visit the Lisisoft website