Favicon on external URLs
by Luka Petrovic · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 210+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds Favicon to every external link inside posts. It uses external favicon service that you can alter. You can alse choose position of icon and limit …
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3923 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 2024-09-26 · 728 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
17
now · peak 17
Estimated active installs
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wp.org reports no install count for this plugin yet.
Install history · since 2026-09-23 · 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).
- F Favicon Links 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- K Karedas Favicons 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Custom Post Type Permalinks 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Custom Permalinks 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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