Get target check box checked in post editor

When adding a link in the WP visual post editor you have to click the settings after adding the link and then click the Open link in a new tab to have it add a link with a target in a new window/tab. Here is the way to have this automatically checked by default.

Add this function in your theme's functions.php function my_enqueue($hook) { if ('post.php' != $hook ) { return; } wp_enqueue_script('my_custom_script', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/myscript.js'); } add_action('admin_enqueue_scripts', 'my_enqueue'); In myscript.js place this code jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery('#wp-link-target').prop("checked", true); })