# How to make a link that don't open a new page in the browser **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [April 25, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-make-a-link-that-dont-open-a-new-page-in-the-browser/7814 "2020-04-25T14:32:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sebastien\_cote](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sebastien_cote/32/3599_2.png) [@sebastien\_cote](https://community.glideapps.com/u/sebastien_cote)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-make-a-link-that-dont-open-a-new-page-in-the-browser/7814/1 "2020-04-25T14:32:31Z")
Hi, I am a link that don’t open a new browser page but replace the existing one. Is this possible in glide? ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-make-a-link-that-dont-open-a-new-page-in-the-browser/7814/2 "2020-04-25T17:10:24Z")
Hi, I’m not sure I get it. What do you mean “replace the existing one”? Can you explain more about your use case for it? ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-make-a-link-that-dont-open-a-new-page-in-the-browser/7814/3 "2020-04-25T18:50:51Z")
I’m sure all these links are using \_blank parameter to open in new tab. As far as I know, there isn’t a way to replace tabs using such a href parameter. ---
**Author:** ![sebastien\_cote](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sebastien_cote/32/3599_2.png) [@sebastien\_cote](https://community.glideapps.com/u/sebastien_cote)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-make-a-link-that-dont-open-a-new-page-in-the-browser/7814/4 "2020-04-25T19:31:53Z")
When you cilc on a link in glide, it open a new tab in the browser for you to see it. I want the web page of the link to replace the glide app in the browser not open a new tab. ---
**Author:** ![George\_B](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/george_b/32/534_2.png) [@George\_B](https://community.glideapps.com/u/George_B)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-make-a-link-that-dont-open-a-new-page-in-the-browser/7814/5 "2020-04-25T19:34:03Z")
That is not possible. I guess you would put it in as a feature request. [https://features.staging.glideapp.io/](https://features.staging.glideapp.io/) ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-make-a-link-that-dont-open-a-new-page-in-the-browser/7814/6 "2020-04-25T19:46:59Z")
I guess the best you could do is use html in a rich text box and create an a link using the \_self target parameter ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-make-a-link-that-dont-open-a-new-page-in-the-browser/7814/7 "2020-04-25T22:39:06Z")
To avoid html, what happens with a markdown link? ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-make-a-link-that-dont-open-a-new-page-in-the-browser/7814/8 "2020-04-26T01:21:21Z")
Can you do a target \_self in markdown? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-make-a-link-that-dont-open-a-new-page-in-the-browser/7814/9 "2020-04-26T15:57:59Z")
Maybe not. Looks like the markdown engine tags on the target\_blank automatically. ---
**Author:** ![sebastien\_cote](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sebastien_cote/32/3599_2.png) [@sebastien\_cote](https://community.glideapps.com/u/sebastien_cote)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-make-a-link-that-dont-open-a-new-page-in-the-browser/7814/10 "2020-04-27T11:10:49Z")
Seem that even the \_self don’t work it suppose to be in glide. Still opening a new tab each time. I looked in the final html code of the app and in replace \_self by \_blank. I di try: text to click ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 11:15am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-make-a-link-that-dont-open-a-new-page-in-the-browser/7814/11 "2020-04-27T11:15:48Z")
Hm…ya…none of the html attributes seem to make a difference. oh well. [https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att\_form\_target.asp](https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_form_target.asp)