So you have a link that opens a blank target you would like to open in a modal, eh?
In this example I will present a simple approach using ColdMVC and Progressive Enhancement. What is Progressive Enhancement you ask? That is a hell of a question… and the more you research it, I guarantee you will find an ongoing debate on whether an escalator is Progressive Enhancement or Graceful Degradation. Regardless, the basis of Progressive Enhancement is the approach of building functionality in its simplest form to work in non-modern browsers and then enhancing it to work awesome in modern browsers while Graceful Degradation is the approach of building something awesome for modern browsers and then attempting to accommodate non-modern browsers.
Got it? Good. Let’s get started…