Auto External Link Nofollow
by Viktor Androshuck · SEO
Automatically adds rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" to all external links in post and page content.
70 health vs 63 average across 630 SEO plugins
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-08-17 · 334 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
22
now · peak 59
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2025-08-17 · 322 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-09 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window 90K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Nofollow for external link 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D - E External Links 9K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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noindex SEO 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - U Ultimate Noindex Nofollow Tool II 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Extend Link 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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