WebberZone Link Warnings
by Ajay · Uncategorized
Also makes 10 other plugins · 67.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add accessible warnings for external links and target="_blank" links in WordPress — using icons, modals, or redirect screens.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “accessibility”, “compliance” and “external links” for “warnings”, “noreferrer” and “noopener”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “warnings” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “compliance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “noreferrer” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “external links” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “noopener” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 1.5K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
This plugin shipped 11 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 17 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
48
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
38%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.7
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| warnings | #4 | #23 | 0 |
| target blank your tag | #10 | #24 | 0 |
| warning | #10 | #23 | down 1 |
| noreferrer | #12 | #16 | up 1 |
| noopener | #14 | #18 | up 2 |
| external link warning | #17 | #23 | up 4 |
| nofollow external link | #23 | #23 | — |
| accessibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| compliance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| external links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wcag your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “accessibility”, “compliance” and “external links” for “warnings”, “noreferrer” and “noopener”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “warnings” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “compliance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “noreferrer” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “external links” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “noopener” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Mar 2026 · 239 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 297 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
11
releases in the last 12 months
17d ago
latest release · v1.6.3 · 14 Oct 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 20.
Install history since 6 Mar 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Andre7mo ago
Nice and useful helper. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ronald Huereca8mo ago
II needed a plugin to highlight external links on my site, have a nice appearance, and be accessible and not hinder the user. This plugin is perfect for that purpose. I configured it to show an inline icon and a modal dialogue. The dialogue is great because it allows a user to stay on the site if desired and prevents accidental click-throughs. Perhaps in a later version, you can persist a small cookie and add a checkbox to skip the modal (from the user’s perspective). The icons on the links look great. I changed mine to a dark background and white foreground, using one of the supplied plugin icons. It looks great on buttons and also regular links. I’m pleased that you can enable/disable this for post types. And the domain exclusions are a nice feature. I did add some custom CSS as I thought the icon was a little too bunched up. body .wzlw-icon { padding: 5px; border-radius: 4px;} Thanks for the great plugin Ajay.
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add accessible warnings for external links and target="_blank" links in WordPress — using icons, modals, or..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 14 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 14 of 14 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions REST API, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,442 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "target blank", "wcag" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-30 10+ → 20+ up
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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Accessibility by AudioEye 2K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) – WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability Widget 500K+ installs · 3.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Accessibility by UserWay 80K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Accessibility 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
External Links in New Window / New Tab 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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