How to set social media links to open in a new tab in Showit

Quick answer

In Showit, click on each social media link in your footer, open Click Actions, and enable the Open in New Tab option. Publish your changes when done.

How to fix it in Showit

1. Open your site in Showit

2. Navigate to your footer element

3. Click on each social media icon or link

4. Open Click Actions in the right-hand sidebar

5. Find the Open in New Tab option and enable it

6. Repeat for each social media link in your footer

7. Publish your changes in Showit

8. Run a fresh scan in FastaSEO to confirm the social links are now set to open in a new tab

What's the issue

FastaSEO found social media links in your footer that don't have the open in new tab setting enabled. When a visitor clicks an Instagram or Facebook link and it opens in the same tab, they leave your site. Setting them to open in a new tab means your site stays open in the background.

Why it matters

• When social media links open in the same tab, visitors leave your site to go to Instagram or Facebook — and many won't come back. Setting social links to open in a new tab keeps your site open in the background, so visitors can check your social profiles and return to your site easily. It's a small setting that makes a real difference to how many people stay on your site.

What good looks like

All social media links in the footer open in a new tab. Visitors can click through to your social profiles without losing their place on your site.

How long this takes

Updating each social link takes under a minute. Most footers have 2–4 social links so the whole fix takes around two minutes.