Nofollow for external link vs Extend Link

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Nofollow for external link

by CyberNetikz

Health D49

Extend Link

by Alobaidi

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

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Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Nofollow for external link	Extend Link
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	9K–10K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 49	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	19/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100	69/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.79★ ✓	3.77★
Reviews	36 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	68/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.3y ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.1K ✓	343
Category	SEO	SEO

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

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7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.