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Traction External Links Speed Bump

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 …

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Tested up to WordPress 6.8
Current version1.9.8
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.8
Minimum stackWP 3.0.1 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update7 Jul 20251y ago
Active installations100Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 4 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Traction External Links Speed Bump version 1.9.8 as active, updated 1y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.8.

Overview

About this plugin

Some websites for compliance reasons or just because they want to need to provide the user with a notice when a link is clicked that is not in that websites control. Traction External Links Speed Bump is a simple no frills plugin that provides a basic speed bump overlay when a link is clicked on a site that doesn’t match the site host’s domain name.

The plugin offers the following customization options:

  • Omitted Domains – Enter a comma separated list of domain names that you don’t want to trigger the speed bump.
  • Omitted Links – Enter a comma separated list of links that you don’t want to trigger the speed bump.
  • Customize Text – Customize the speed bump text as well as the continue and cancel button text.

Read the FAQ for information on how to customize the CSS used in this plugin.

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  • external links
  • speed bump
  • compliance
  • traction
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.8

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.8.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.8
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.0.1 · PHP not listed
Update activity7 Jul 20251y ago

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