Simple Vue.js Component to Redirect to External Web Page Using Vue Router

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Vue Router has some quirks and on of the quirks is that it is not reliable when adding external links using the vue-router library.

After struggling with many solutions, I have found that creating a simple Vue.js component like this one seems to work the best (so far):

Component Example: RedirectNotes.vue

<template>
  <div class="d-flex justify-content-around" style="padding:20px" v-if="redirect()">
    <div>
      <h3>This Vue Component Does a Basic Redirect</h3>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
export default {
  methods: {
    redirect() {
      var url = "https://www.unix.com/usernote.php";
      this.$router.push({ path: "/dashboard" });
      window.open(url, "_target");
    }
  }
};
</script>

<style>
</style>

Naturally the entries is routes.js are simple:

const RedirectNotes = () => import("src/pages/vB/RedirectNotes.vue");

   
       {
        path: "usernotes",
        name: "User Notes",
        components: { default: RedirectNotes }
      },

This is not the best method, but it is the only method that works consistently in vue-router so far.

The downside is that some browsers may block the new window and the user will need to grant permissions.