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External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window
v2.66
Internal links & external links manager: open in new window or tab, control nofollow, ugc, sponsored & noopener. SEO friendly.
by WebFactory · Website
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- Rank
- #498 24h 0 · 7d -3
- Est. installs
- 91,795 High confidence
- Total downloads
- 1.8M all time
- Rating
- 4.3 ★ 247 reviews
- Official installs
- 90,000+ public bucket
- Support threads
- 1 last 2 months
- Support resolved
- 100% of threads
- Tested up to
- WP 7.1.3 compatibility
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Maintenance & compatibility
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- Version
- 2.66
- Requires WP
- 4.2
- Requires PHP
- 7.2
- On WP.org since
- 2011
About External Links
External Links is a WordPress plugin by WebFactory, first published on WordPress.org in 2011. It has 90,000+ active installations and 1,825,268 downloads in total, and ranks #498 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 3 places. Users rate it 4.3 out of 5 across 247 reviews. Version 2.66 was released 2 months ago. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 4.2 and PHP 7.2 or later. In the last two months, 1 of 1 support thread was marked resolved (100%). It is listed under external links, new tab, new window, nofollow and noopener. Plugins with a similar focus include External Links in New Window / New Tab, External Links and Title and Nofollow For Links (Classic Editor).
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