Target Only External Links

Chris Coyier on

Technique #1

$('a').filter(function() { return this.hostname && this.hostname !== location.hostname; }).addClass("external");

Technique #2

$.expr[':'].external = function(obj) { return !obj.href.match(/^mailto\:/) && (obj.hostname != location.hostname); }; $('a:external').addClass('external');

Technique #3

$('a:not([href^="http://your-website.com"]):not([href^="#"]):not([href^="/"])').addClass('external');

Technique #4

$('a').each(function() { var a = new RegExp('/' + window.location.host + '/'); if (!a.test(this.href)) { // This is an external link } });