WP Open Comment Links in New Window vs External Links in New Window / New Tab

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

WP Open Comment Links in New Window

by Dipak Gajjar

Health B83

External Links in New Window / New Tab

by WebFactory

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

WP Open Comment Links in New Window External Links in New Window / New Tab

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	WP Open Comment Links in New Window	External Links in New Window / New Tab
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 83	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.99★	4.44★ ✓
Reviews	4	77 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	10d ago ✓	15d ago
Downloads · 30d	98	1.8K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Open Comment Links in New Window External Links in New Window / New Tab

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.