Open in New Window Plugin
by Keith P. Graham · Uncategorized
Opens external links in a new window, keeping your blog page in the browser so you don't lose surfers to another site.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 “2K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1380 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-09-20 3K+ → 2K+ down after 578 days in band
- 2024-02-20 4K+ → 3K+ down after 480 days in band
- 2022-10-28 5K+ → 4K+ down
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