How to use the link_to helper to open a popup?

Question

I just want to use link_to to open a popup. I tried something but it doesn't work:

 <%= link_to 'Create a new company',
             new_company_path,
             :popup => ['create_company', 'height=600, width=600'] %> <br/>

Any idea?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Add this to your application.js.

$('a[data-popup]').on('click', function(e) { window.open($(this).attr('href')); e.preventDefault(); });

In the view, use something like:

= link_to( 'Create a new company', new_company_path, 'data-popup' => true )

Answer 2

<%= link_to 'Create a new company',
         new_company_path, 
        :onclick=>"window.open(this.href,'create_company', 'height=600, width=600');return false;" 
%>