WP Open Comment Links in New Window
by Dipak Gajjar · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 18.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Opens all the links (URLs) added in the comments and author URL, in a new tab or window.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+24%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “comments” and “links” for “window” and “windows”. “comments” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “window” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “links” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “windows” sits at #18 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 25,769 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 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 1 release 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 73 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new window your tag | #6 | #20 | 0 |
| window | #7 | #21 | 0 |
| comment links | #13 | #22 | 0 |
| new tab your tag | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| windows | #18 | #24 | up 1 |
| open in new tab | #13 | #23 | 0 |
| open link in new tab | #14 | #21 | up 2 |
| links in new tab | #15 | #23 | up 2 |
| open links | #16 | #21 | down 1 |
| comments open | #18 | #24 | 0 |
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| open your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “comments” and “links” for “window” and “windows”. “comments” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “window” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “links” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “windows” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 151 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.2 · 24 May 2026
3
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.
Crossed into this band 16 days ago and the previous band took 2.5 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 29 Sep 2015
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 683 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "new window" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-17 200+ → 100+ down after 929 days in tier
- 2024-04-01 300+ → 200+ down after 856 days in tier
- 2021-11-27 500+ → 300+ down after 804 days in tier
- 2019-09-15 200+ → 500+ 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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External Links in New Window / New Tab 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A - O Open in New Window Plugin 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C
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Easy External Links 300+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D -
External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window 80K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
No External Links 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Open Links In New Tab 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
Embed this report card
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