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lukeocom
lukeocom

Reputation: 3243

Plone link type - open external site

I have added a link to my left nav menu, which points to an external link. When I click the link it displays a view saying "The link address is: http://externalsite.com"

How do I get the link to open directly, rather than displaying this message/view?

My version info is:

I have tried editing the link type in portal_types in the ZMI, but there is no option there to "Redirect immediately to link target" as suggested by this answer - How can I add a menu entry that links to an external site?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 391

Answers (2)

lukeocom
lukeocom

Reputation: 3243

I found the answer here - http://plone.org/documentation/kb/repurpose-link-object It turns out the link is behaving as expected, but displays that view to the author so that the link can be edited. It redirects for users.

If you create a link, people will get sent directly to its target when clicked. If you are the Owner of the item, you will be sent to the view page so you can edit it, though.

Upvotes: 3

Aaron Williams
Aaron Williams

Reputation: 643

Bounce from a page template using meta refresh redirect?

Upvotes: 0

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