Change social icons to open in same tab

Hello @peaktoplate,

I don’t think the simple social icons plugin has a setting or filter to change the target attribute value.

You could use a bit of JavaScript to modify the link target and set it to open in the same window.

Here is an example:

function modify_simple_social_icons_link_target() {
    ?>
    <script>
        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
            var socialIcons = document.querySelectorAll('.simple-social-icons ul li a');
            socialIcons.forEach(function(icon) {
                // Set the target attribute to '_self' to open links in the same window
                icon.target="_self";
            });
        });
    </script>
    <?php
}
add_action('wp_footer', 'modify_simple_social_icons_link_target');