open a new browser tab in background programmatically

Question

Problem

I\'m using a web-based feed reader, TinyTinyRSS. When sifting through the feed lists, I\'d like to open interesting articles in new tabs - but in the b

Answer 1

I added another "bad" solution with a TT-RSS plugin that works in Chrome and Opera, at least, but not Firefox:

• OpenInBgTab @ GitHub
• Thread at TT-RSS forum

It works by simulating a Ctrl-click on an "imaginary" link that is created when the hotkey is triggered.

It requires TT-RSS ≥1.7.6 (not yet released, but give it a day).

If someone knows how to get it/another JS solution work in Firefox: feel free to leave a comment.

Answer 2

Back when popup ads were a thing, this was called a "popunder" window. Popunders used to do something like this:

var popupWindow = window.open(...);
popupWindow.blur();
window.focus();

Popup blocking kind of messed around with what does and doesn't work, though- your mileage may vary.