NoFollowr
by joel_birch · Uncategorized
Browsing a site as an admin, icons are added to external links indicating their nofollow status. Clicking the icons toggles nofollow status via Ajax.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 42/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “external links” for “activism”. “external links” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “activism” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
42 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 20K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,774 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, well behind 6.8.
Details
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
Updated 3514 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
3.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.02★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3514 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| activism | #5 | #4 | 0 |
| external links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| externals your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| nofollow your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “external links” for “activism”. “external links” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “activism” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 451 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
9.6y ago
latest release · v1.2.0 · 20 Mar 2017
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 90% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; the previous band took 14 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 29 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ fsquared10.2y ago
I’ve used this on a (slightly out of date) blog for a long time, and was a bit nervous reading comments about compatibility issues with new version of WP. However, I’m happy to report it still works flawlessly with WP 4.5.3 – does exactly what it sets out to do, very happy with it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ morcom11.7y ago
Just realized that this plugin seems to have stopped working but not sure when. Must have been a couple of wp versions back as some links work but most dont and these are all on old posts
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.7y ago
Thanks for the plugin, it works great. The only thing is that I wish I would be able to control it through the admin itself while creating the post! I need to remember to go to the site (logged in) and apply it to each link individually, it’s not perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nadeem Khan12.8y ago
Nothing happens upon clicking the icons.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous13.9y ago
Very convenient to avoid missing out on links you want to put in nofollow. Enables quick toggle on the front-end. Great in combination with NoFollow Reciprocity (manual download only) to do some dofollow militancy against big players such as Amazon, the Wikipedia, etc
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,455 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "externals" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-17 300+ → 200+ down after 407 days in tier
- 2024-09-05 400+ → 300+ down after 268 days in tier
- 2023-12-12 500+ → 400+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2023-12-06 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-12-03 500+ → 400+ down after 181 days in tier
- 2023-06-05 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-04 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-03 600+ → 500+ down after 1 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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External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window 80K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
External Links in New Window / New Tab 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Title and Nofollow For Links (Classic Editor) 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - E External Links 8K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- R Rel Nofollow 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
- N NoFollow Link 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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