This was something I noticed recently and it set me off a bit. It’s a minor thing and I’m sure there is a fix for it but it’s annoying. If you add a link to a page within the TinyMCE editor on the back-end (let’s say you’re using CMS Made Simple because that’s what I use), even if you don’t set a target it automatically adds target="_blank" to the link. The problem with this is that my website validates as XHTML Strict 1.0. the target attribute for urls is deprecated and renders my page invalid. Argh!

If anyone out there knows how to correct this in the TinyMCE configuration or if there’s a hack (or even an alternative WYSIWYG editor other than FCK), please let me know in the comments below.

Thanks!