Customize External Links and add Icon
by Janine · Uncategorized
Customize link attributes, such as nofollow links, remove noreferrer, add icons to indicate external links
58 health vs 59 average across 6,996 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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 565 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
95
now · peak 675
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 300+ → 200+ down after 19 days in band
- 2026-06-21 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-06-18 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-16 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-14 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-13 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-12 300+ → 200+ down after 15 days in band
- 2026-05-28 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in band
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 - E External Links 9K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- B Better WordPress External Links 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- E External & Affiliate Links Processor 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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External Links in New Window / New Tab 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Nofollow for external link 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D
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