Open links in Disqus threads in a new tab

Question

Currently I'm using Disqus on my site. It's great, but the only downfall is that when users posts links in their comments and it's clicked on then it sends traffic away from my site.

I want the links to open in a new window/tab. I've emailed Disqus support, and they replied with - "While we don’t currently offer this functionality, we’ve forwarded this as a suggestion to our team for consideration."

From doing a lot of research I am starting to think it's not possible, but if anyone has any suggestions/solutions I would be most grateful.

Answer 1

From http://giuseppecaruso.tumblr.com/post/9135404514/how-to-make-links-in-disqus-comments-open-in-a-new-windo

Solution? Use jQuery to set target value to _blank.

$('.dsq-comment-text a').live('mouseover', function() {
    $(this).attr('target', '_blank');
});