Open "External" links in a new window

Simple jQuery snippet to automatically open links with the "rel" attribute "external" in a new tab / window.

by psyne

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/twitter-bootstrap/2.3.1/css/bootstrap-combined.min.css">
<div class="well"> 
<a class="btn btn-danger btn-block" href="http://www.mlslistings.com/" rel="external"><i class="icon-search icon-white"></i> MLSListings</a>
</div>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function () {
    $("a[rel='external']").on('click', function (e) {
        this.target = "_blank";
    });
});