To open a menu item in a new tab, follow these steps:
Using Appearance: Menus
- Navigate to your WordPress admin panel.
- Go to the AppearanceMenus section.
- At the top right corner of the screen, click on the tab named Screen Options.
- In the dropdown panel, enable the checkbox labeled Link Target.
- Select the menu you wish to edit from the Select a menu to edit dropdown list and click the Select button.
- Click on the menu item you want to open in a new tab.
- Enable the checkbox labeled Open link in a new tab.
- Click the Save Menu button to apply your changes.
Using Appearance: Customize: Menus
- Navigate to your WordPress admin panel.
- Go to AppearanceCustomize.
- In the Customizer, go to the Menus section.
- At the top of the Customizer, click the Gear icon to Show advanced menu properties.
- Enable the checkbox labeled Link Target.
- Select the menu you wish to edit.
- Click on the menu item you want to open in a new tab.
- Enable the checkbox labeled Open link in a new tab.
- Click the Publish button to apply your changes.