Active installations8K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.8 / 5 from 36 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records External Links version 6.8.1 as active, updated 8y ago and tested up to WordPress 4.7.
Overview
About this plugin
The external links plugin for WordPress lets you process outgoing links differently from internal links.
Usage
Under Settings / External Links, you can configure the plugin to:
Process all outgoing links, rather than only those within your entries’ content and text widgets.
Add an external link icon to outgoing links. You can use a class=”no_icon” attribute on links to override this.
Add rel=nofollow to the links. (Note: You can use a rel=”follow” attribute on links to override this.)
Open outgoing links in new windows. Note that this can damage your visitor’s trust towards your site in that they can think your site used a pop-under.
Turn on “autolinks” functionality.
Domains/subdomains you wish to Exclude from processing.
Auto Links
The Autolink functionality automatically converts urls to hyperlinked urls in post/page content, excerpts and text widgets.
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After:
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WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
external links
link target
link icon
nofollow
semiologic
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 4.7
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 4.7.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to4.7
Minimum requirementsWordPress 2.8 · PHP not listed
Update activity28 Nov 20178y ago
“Tested up to” is directory metadata supplied by the plugin author. WP PlugIndex does not turn an older declaration into a claim that the plugin is incompatible.
Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
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