Codious External Links Opener
by Codious Technologies · Uncategorized
Automatically adds target="_blank" and rel="noopener noreferrer" to external links in post content to improve user experience and security.
79 health vs 55 average across 14,722 Uncategorized 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.
Excellent listing optimization
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 2026-01-02 · 196 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
23
now · peak 71
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
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “—”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-01-02 · 194 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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External Links in New Window / New Tab 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Open Links In New Tab 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window 90K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - T Target _blank – Force links to open in a new tab 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C
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External Links Manager – Open new window in a new tab + nofollow, noreferrer 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
External Links New Tab 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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