Nofollow External/Outbound Link (SEO)
by Sumit Malviya · SEO
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1.0K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically add rel="nofollow" to external and outbound links to improve SEO, protect link equity, and control outbound link behavior.
83 health vs 64 average across 1,225 SEO 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2024-03-24 · 890 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
80
now · peak 155
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
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 1283 days.
Install history · since 2024-03-23 · 848 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Praveen M2.4y ago
That works really amazing, no need to do anything, just installed and add the nofollow. Very helpful for SEO This topic was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by Praveen M.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 10+ → 20+ up after 75 days in tier
- 2026-06-17 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-15 10+ → 20+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2026-05-17 20+ → 10+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-08 20+ → 10+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-05 10+ → 20+ up after 120 days in tier
- 2026-01-05 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
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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noindex SEO 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
External Links Overview 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window 90K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Title and Nofollow For Links (Classic Editor) 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Nofollow for external link 9K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D - E External Links 8K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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