Traction External Links Speed Bump
by Traction · Performance
Activates a speed bump on all external links and gives site owner the ability to enter a list of domains or specific links that when clicked will not …
68 health vs 68 average across 1,075 Performance 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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 420 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
98
now · peak 254
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.
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
1.2y ago
latest release · v1.9.7
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-01-25 · 1,384 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 ↗- ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee3.1y ago
Nice plugin, was able to delay your javascript until user interaction, working perfectly. I do have one suggestion, hope the Developer doesn’t mind… Would like to see modal/button/color options in the admin/user interface. Would like to see the plugin match my theme colors. Can be done of course with Custom CSS, just that I already have so much Custom CSS, I would hate to add more. Again, nice plugin, THANKS!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kelter3.3y ago
Seems to be working fine in WordPress 6.2.2. The only thing I’ve noticed is it creates a double slash in the URL which causes an issue for SEO as they will be interpreted as stand-alone URLs, which can result in duplicate content issues. Example… these show up in the <head>: <link rel='stylesheet' id='trelsb_frontend_style-css' href='...domain.com/wp-content/plugins/traction-external-links-speed-bump//css/traction-external-links-speed-bump.css?ver=6.2.2' media='all'/> <script src='...domain.com.com/wp-content/plugins/traction-external-links-speed-bump//js/traction-external-links-speed-bump.js?ver=6.2.2' id='trelsb_frontend_script-js'></script> You can see the double slash “traction-external-links-speed-bump//” This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by Steven Stern (sterndata). This topic was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by kelter.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ChrisHPZ5.2y ago
Thank you so much for working with me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ravenous Raven Design6.8y ago
I needed a solution for my client and in the past I’ve developed credit unions I had to make these speed bumps manually with my own code. Now, finally, I can just use someone elses. WHEW! Thanks 🙂 So far it works great.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-06-21 90+ → 100+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-06-15 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-14 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-13 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-12 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-11 100+ → 90+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2024-06-06 90+ → 100+ up after 109 days in tier
- 2024-02-18 100+ → 90+ down after 15 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★ · 1 shared tag A -
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