ReactJS - opening url in new tab not working properly

Question

I want to open url in new tab. I used window.open("url", "_blank").focus() . I have url for example "localhost:3000/index" and I open url "www.page.com" and it opens new tab with url "localhost:3000/www.page.com". But I want just "www.page.com". In my project I also use BrowserRouter from react-router-dom. Is it the reason why it is not working?

Thanks for any answer

Answer 1

You should use https:// at the beginning of the url if you are directing to a page out of the application.

window.open("https://www.page.com","_blank");

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