While the apply ‘_blank’ value to a native link’s attribute ‘target’ that will give you not validated for W3C, the solution is to handle the click on the link and open it in a new window. Please note this alternative methods are absolutely SEO friendly and W3C valid. The code for the solution is:
<script type=”text/javascript”>
$(document).ready(function(){
$(‘A[rel=”_blank”]’).click(function(){
window.open($(this).attr(‘href’));
return false;
});
});
</script>
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