Codious External Links Opener

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1. ★★★★★ sukh009

   3mo ago

   External Links in New Window / New Tab is one of the best free WordPress plugins for automatically opening external links in a new tab. The plugin is lightweight, easy to configure, and works perfectly without affecting website speed or SEO performance. If you are searching for the best external links opener WordPress plugin, WP external links solution, or a simple way to make all external links open in a new tab in WordPress, this plugin is an excellent choice. It helps improve user experience by keeping visitors on your website while external pages open separately. The setup process is very beginner-friendly. You can quickly enable options for opening external links in a new window or new tab directly from the WordPress dashboard without editing any code. The plugin also allows you to exclude specific domains or customize link behavior easily. Compared to many heavy external link management plugins, this plugin remains fast, clean, and compatible with most WordPress themes and page builders. It is especially useful for bloggers, affiliate marketers, news websites, and SEO-focused websites that regularly use outbound links. If you want a reliable plugin for adding external links in WordPress while improving navigation and reducing bounce rate, External Links in New Window / New Tab is highly recommended.

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2. ★★★★★ moratto

   8mo ago

   Good little plugin

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3. ★★★★★ vikaskumar94

   8mo ago

   This plugin is very convenient because after installation it automatically opens external links in a new tab, without requiring extra configuration. It smartly ignores email (mailto) and phone (tel) links, so only real external hyperlinks are affected. I tested it along with a WordPress automatic internal links plugin and a WordPress plugin auto internal link setup, and there were no conflicts at all. Internal links remain untouched while external URLs correctly open link in a new tab. If you are using an auto internal linking plugin WordPress website and want a clean solution to manage external links, this plugin works perfectly for open in new tab WordPress functionality. Lightweight, automatic, and SEO-friendly. Thank Codious Technologies for building a simple and effective solution.

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Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• External Links in New Window / New Tab 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
• Open Links In New Tab 800+ 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
• 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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Codious External Links Opener: 10+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/codious-external-links-opener