How to open new tab in JavaScript without switching to the new tab?

Question

How can I open a new tab using javascript without switching to the new tab?
For example, when a user clicks on a link a new tab is to be opened, but the user should stay

Answer 1

For me, using

window.open("https://stackoverflow.com");

worked perfectly. What this does depends on what browser you are using, what operating system, and your personal preferences.

Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Firefox all opened a new tab. Sorry if this doesn't work for you.

(Just realized that this is an old thread)

Answer 2

Unfortunately, you can't do this in ALL browsers, but you can do this in Chrome if you implement browser's extension. How to manipulate with tabs in Chrome by javascript:

http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/tabs.html

chrome.tabs.create(object createProperties, function callback)
    Creates a new tab. Note: This function can be used without requesting the 'tabs' permission in the manifest.
Parameters
    **createProperties** ( object )
    **windowId** ( optional integer )
       The window to create the new tab in. Defaults to the current window.
    **index** ( optional integer )
       The position the tab should take in the window. The provided value will be clamped to between zero and the number of tabs in the window.
    **url** ( optional string )
       The URL to navigate the tab to initially. Fully-qualified URLs must include a scheme (i.e.    'http://www.google.com', not 'www.google.com'). Relative URLs will be relative to the current page within the extension. Defaults to the New Tab Page.
    **selected** ( optional boolean )
       Whether the tab should become the selected tab in the window. Defaults to true
    pinned ( optional boolean )
       Whether the tab should be pinned. Defaults to false
    **callback** ( optional function )

Answer 3

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            navigator.userAgent
          ) ||
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            navigator.userAgent.substr(0, 4)
          )
        ) {
          isMobile = true;
        }


    if (isMobile) {
    window.location.assign(url);
    } else {
window.open(url);

}

Answer 4

Post is old but without any 100% correct answer.

SOLUTION FOR ALL BROWSERs:

you can open new tab to same domain URLs via :

window.open("newurl.php", "_blank");

and for cross-domain new tabs, you must create a simple local script, like this :

in new file "redirect.php" you pass a parameter (target new tab url ) like this

<?php
   $newURL=$_GET['u'];
   header('Location: '.$newURL);
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and you can create a new tab with any target url with :

window.open("redirect.php?u=http://www.google.com", "_blank");

:)

its my solution in my website. and work with any

Answer 5

This is user specific settings, you cannot change this behavior from JS.

Answer 6

(function(a) {
    document.body.appendChild(a);
    a.setAttribute('href', location.href);
    a.dispatchEvent((function(e) {
        e.initMouseEvent("click", true, true, window, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
                         true, false, false, false, 0, null);
        return e
    }(document.createEvent('MouseEvents'))))
}(document.createElement('a')))