Open in New Window Plugin

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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 · 69% 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. ★★★★★ CyberCobre

   5.6y ago

   Install, check the Settings page Settings > Open in New Window and uncheck the images etc checkbox if you want, and you’re done. Nifty. Works. No fuss.

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2. ★★★★★ Craig

   7.4y ago

   Not much to say, but it worked as advertised. 🙂

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3. ★★★★★ peteto2006

   8.5y ago

   I installed different plugins with that purpose, but none of them worked with my custom theme. This one works like magic! Thank you! You saved me lots of time!

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4. ★★★★★ JNashHawkins

   8.9y ago

   Works fine here on Twenty Seventeen Theme and this is a multisite install

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5. ★★★★★ O_Breda

   9.6y ago

   I’ve been using this plugin for a few years. I am pleased with the functionality of the plugin. No problem whatsoever. This topic was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by O_Breda.

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6. ★★★★★ mavery76266

   9.9y ago

   There’s not much to say. I installed the plug-in and just like that external links opened in new tabs. This shouldn’t be necessary since WordPress offers an “Open in new window” option when creating a link, but it doesn’t seem to work, so third party developers have make it work.

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7. ★★★★★ Keith P. Graham

   10.9y ago

   Works

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8. ★★★★★ singmann

   12.0y ago

   Does exactly what it is supposed to do. Opens all external links and pdfs in a new window/tab. All others are opened in the same window. Does this without any configuration. Perfect.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.9 Tested under WordPress 6.4.2 2.9
2. — Version 2.8 Tested under WordPress 5.7 2.8
3. — Version 2.7 Tested under WordPress 5.4 2.7
4. — Version 2.6 Fixed a bug in the javascript loader url. 2.6
5. — Version 2.5 Changed comments to / … / so that javascript compressors will not get confused. Fixed bug in the way options are stored. Fixed bug in the way control js was loaded. 2.5
6. — Version 2.4 Major rewrite. Uses script enqueue methods so WP loads the scripts. Fixed some problems with the scripts. THey should compress correctly now. set up so translations might work (but I doubt it). 2.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.5

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-09-20 3K+ → 2K+ down after 578 days in tier
2. 2024-02-20 4K+ → 3K+ down after 480 days in tier
3. 2022-10-28 5K+ → 4K+ 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).

• WP Open Comment Links in New Window 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
• External Links in New Window / New Tab 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Easy External Links 300+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
• Broken Link Checker 500K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• LuckyWP Table of Contents 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B
• External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window 90K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A

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Open in New Window Plugin: 2K+ active installs, 4.8★ (16 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/open-in-new-window-plugin