Open Links In New Tab
by Reza Khan · Uncategorized
Opens external links and internal links in a new window depending on user settings. Manage all external & internal links on your site.
51 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 873 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
110
now · peak 867
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
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
2.4y ago
latest release · v1.2.0
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,418 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 ↗- ★★★★★ dobem2.0y ago
Simple, practical and free. Works perfectly!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RussiaCristiana3.5y ago
unfortunately it does not work. This topic was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by RussiaCristiana.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ HowToSolutionsNet3.6y ago
It’s simple and it does the job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Emran3.7y ago
Very good plugin. Does a little but in a perfect way. Totally recommend this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Enamul Mohon4.3y ago
Some sites just need the links to open on External window/tabs. A perfect solution for this type of situation.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stevenjx4.8y ago
Couldn’t be simpler
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-15 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-14 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 900+ → 800+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-08-06 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-04 900+ → 800+ down after 113 days in tier
- 2026-04-13 1K+ → 900+ down after 1101 days in tier
- 2023-04-08 900+ → 1K+ up after 57 days in tier
- 2023-02-10 800+ → 900+ up after 50 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 in New Window / New Tab 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags A -
External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window 90K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
External Links Manager – Open new window in a new tab + nofollow, noreferrer 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Affiliatize Me — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D -
Codious External Links Opener — installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Easy External Links 300+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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