# Link click counters not working for 'open in new tab'?

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** click-counter\
**Created:** [December 1, 2019, 10:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-click-counters-not-working-for-open-in-new-tab/134793 "2019-12-01T10:20:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-click-counters-not-working-for-open-in-new-tab/134793/10 "2025-01-07T12:01:38Z")

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> [@fowl](#):
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> The attribute could be used to increment the counter.

I didn’t know this attribute.  
Here’s the current browsers compatibility:

> **[Ping attribute | Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc](https://caniuse.com/ping)**
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> "Can I use" provides up-to-date browser support tables for support of front-end web technologies on desktop and mobile web browsers.

Generally supported except for Firefox by default, indeed.

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