No noopener noreferrer – Don’t add rel="noopener noreferrer"

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wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ Larry

   9.0y ago

   I can’t give a review because when I went to install this on my site it is an old version. Tells me that this plugin, no-opener, isn’t tested on the new version of WordPress, 4.8.1 which I have installed and probably most of you do too. Seems like the author has given up on users. Some of these old versions are a security risk. This topic was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by Larry. This topic was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by Larry.

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2. ★★★★★ magazeeny

   9.3y ago

   Thank you, this is AWESOME! Just what I needed. Saved me a lot of headaches, easy & works perfect. Hope you keep it updated so we can keep using it!

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3. ★★★★★ ryanbose

   9.3y ago

   Great plugin.. really want to donate money for this.

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4. ★★★★★ bloggingcrew

   9.3y ago

   The plugin is really simple to install and use and it works like charm! Once we activated it the rel=”noopener noreferrer” was no longer added to new links set to open in new window. Just a friendly note, if you can add an option to search and replace the existing posts/pages for the tag and remove it that would be great! Thanks again for the useful plugin!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-13 300+ → 200+ down after 549 days in tier
2. 2025-02-10 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-02-08 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-02-07 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-02-05 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-02-04 400+ → 300+ down after 462 days in tier
7. 2023-10-31 500+ → 400+ down after 214 days in tier
8. 2023-03-31 600+ → 500+ down

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 – nofollow, noopener & new window 90K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
• Remove noreferrer 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D
• Leaving Notice Popup For External Links – nofollow, noopener & New Tab 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
• External Links Manager – Open new window in a new tab + nofollow, noreferrer 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
• External Links New Tab 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag C

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No noopener noreferrer – Don’t add rel="noopener noreferrer": 200+ active installs, 4.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/no-noopener-noreferrer-dont-add-relnoopener-noreferrer