Hello,

I am using Repository 03.01.14 (and also 03.01.13 on another site), with the DIRECTORY skin (template).
I have plenty of users complaining: they can not manage to open the links. It does not open at all.
After investigation, it appears that some of them have blocked pop-up (and it is considered as a pop-up with this javascript). Others have Norton Internet Security which prevents people from opening pop-up. Vast majority of new browser have this behavior !

This is a very big problem for me. If you look to the repository for the files that I have on my website, I have plenty of download (~4000 for certain files in less than 2 months). For repository with links, very few clicks (and I know that this is a good page, it was used to be in the past with the old site).

CONCLUSION: this javascript is a very big problem for me currently, it blocks people from visiting website. I would like to find another solution. Please, do you have an idea to change this ?.... I am sure that it is the same problem for everybody, including Dotnetnuke Directory but people are maybe not aware of this being a problem...

DV
PS: Logged in Gemini.

With the current repository module, the only workaround is for the users to allow popups from your site.  I believe every popup blocker, when it blocks a popup, gives the user the option to temporarily allow popups from the site they're visiting, or to always allow popups from the site. Once they allow popups from your site they will no longer have a problem

Another option is to use the template.xml file to change the link behavior to open in the same window and not try to open a new popup window

By default, links open in a new window. The Repository module accomplishes that by generating a javascript window.open() call.  You can override that behavior by adding a Target setting on the DOWNLOAD tag and setting it to SELF.

Add the code in BLUE to your template.xml file

That will cause links to open in the same window using a Redirect instead of a jaascript window.open() call.