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External Link Button

Description

The External Link Button module allows users to insert a link to an external resource that will be opened when the button is clicked.

Properties

The list starts with the common properties, learn more about them by visiting the Modules description section. The other available properties are described below.

Property name	Description
Title	Title displayed inside the module.
Image	Image displayed inside the module. This property allows online resources. Find out more »
URL	Location of the external resource.
Target type	By default the link will be opened in the new tab (Blank) but it is also possible to open it in the same tab (Top).

Supported commands

Command name	Params	Description
hide	---	Hides the module if it is visible.
show	---	Shows the module if it is hidden.

CSS classes

Class name	Description
external-link-button-wrapper	DIV surrounding the button element. The button element is a child of this element.
external-link-button-element	The element's base class.
external-link-button-image	Class for the image (IMG) element.
external-link-button-title	Class for the text (SPAN) element.

Note: The link is an ordinary <a href=""> element and the <a> tag is located between external-link-button-wrapper and external-link-button-element layers.

Demo presentation

Demo presentation showing how to use the External Link Button module.