JAB External Link New Tab
by julianarmando · Uncategorized
All external links on your site will open in a new window, because this plugin adds target = "_blank" these links.
45 health vs 55 average across 12,683 Uncategorized plugins
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, 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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4229 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
29
now · peak 90
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
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 “90+”. 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 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-12 100+ → 90+ down after 1216 days in tier
- 2023-03-14 200+ → 100+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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External links new tab – nofollow 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window 90K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
External Links in New Window / New Tab 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A - E External Links 9K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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Open Links In New Tab 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D -
External Links Overview 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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