New to HS and have a question on controling embedded links in the email marketing tool. It appears that the default for embedding URL links is for them to open in a new browser window. Is there a way to change that?
Hi @BBattles,
There is, as far as I know, not. There aren’t any settings in the email editor and the HTML target attribute value “_self” which makes the linked document open in the same frame as it was clicked, is ignored by HubSpot when you edit links in the source code of a module in the email drag and drop editor.
This might be different with custom coded templates but then you’d have to custom code your templates: Build a custom coded template
Keep in mind that a lot of people will open emails in email clients and not a browser (which will force a new window/tab anyway) and that most people don’t want their Gmail closed, for example, when clicking a link in an email. It’s not exactly learned behavior and would definitely cause frustration with recipients who would then have to re-open their Gmail tab.
Hope this answers your question!