Open up a new tab/window

[minesh patel]

Hello,

I would like to have a new tab/window open up when opening a PDF in confluence.

Is this possible? What is the fix?

[David at David Simpson Apps · Accepted solution]

Add some JavaScript in: Confluence Admin | Custom HTML:

<script>
  AJS.toInit(function(){
    AJS.$('a[href$=".pdf"]').attr('target', '_blank'); // open all URLs ending in .pdf in a new window
  });
</script>

Update: I've removed the spaces in the script tags and tested it -- works fine for all URLs ending in .pdf in browsers that open PDFs in a browser window e.g. Chrome, Safari etc.

[minesh patel]

Thanks, David.

I tired it, but it didn't work. The PDFs are still opening in the same window. Still looking.

[David at David Simpson Apps]

Have another go. Btw: which browser are you using? Does it currently open PDFs within the browser window?

[minesh patel]

David,

Tired it again, still go the same results as before. Using IE 8 and Firefox 3.6. Yes, it opens in the same browser window.

[Theo T]

Dear David,

Is it possible to add this piece of JavaScript in the On-Demand version of Confluence or can it only be setup in self-hosted Confluence installations?

Best regards,
Theo

[MatthewC]

Hi Theo,

Unfortunately it's a restricted function in onDemand

https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/AOD/Restricted+Functions+in+Atlassian+OnDemand

[Theo T]

Thanks for your clearing that up, Matthews.

[Theo T]

When you are using Google Chrome as your main browser, you can install the following extension in your browser:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pdf-forcedownload-blocker/ojbkmmcompidaghfnodmbeiankbbfckl?utm_source=gmail

This extension prevents webservers from forcing PDFs to download rather than open in your browser. I tested this with our On-Demand Confluence site and it works like a charm.