targetTemplate

A template string or a function specifying the target attribute of the anchor displayed for link tags. This setting is useful for controlling whether the link redirection occurs in the same or a new window.
The result of the template must yield either of "_blank", "_self" or "_parent". If an undefined, null or false is returned, no target attribute will be set.
Defaults to "{target}".

<div id="tags" />

<script type="text/javascript">
    jQuery(function ($) {
        $("#tags").shieldTagCloud({
            dataSource: {
                data: [
                    { name: "Kevin", age: 32, eng: "google" },
                    { name: "Stewart", age: 35, eng: "yahoo" },
                    { name: "Bob", age: 26, eng: "bing" }
                ]
            },
            textTemplate: "{name}",
            frequencyTemplate: "{age}",
            hrefTemplate: function(item) { 
                return "www." + item.eng + ".com";
            },
            targetTemplate: function() {
                // open each tag link in a new window
                return "_blank";
            }
        });
    });
</script>