External Links Modifier
by Prabesh Shrestha · Uncategorized
External Links Modifier automatically updates external links in your posts to open in a new tab with rel="nofollow noreferrer".
56 health vs 55 average across 20,717 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 555 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 2025-03-10 · 555 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
28
now · peak 28
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-09-15 · 2 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. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window 90K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - E External Links 8K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- B Better WordPress External Links 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Leaving Notice Popup For External Links – nofollow, noopener & New Tab 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Customize External Links and add Icon 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C - N NoFollowr 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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