Best External Link Behavior plugins for WordPress
Categories Search & Navigation
Plugins that control how external links behave, including opening them in new tabs or windows and applying link-specific settings.
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13
Plugins classified here
Out of the plugins that have been through the classifier so far
59.3K
Combined active installs
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4.59
Average rating
Across the 13 here that carry a rating at all
Sub-categories
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The plugins
Plugins in External Link Behavior
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#1
External Links in New Window / New Tab
open-external-links-in-a-new-window #2Nofollow for external link
nofollow-for-external-link #3External Links
sem-external-links #4Remove noreferrer
remove-noreferrer #5External Product New Tab for WooCommerce
wc-external-product-new-tab #6Open in New Window Plugin
open-in-new-window-plugin #7Improved External Products for WooCommerce
woocommerce-improved-external-products #8Rel Nofollow
rel-nofollow #9Leaving Notice Popup For External Links – nofollow, noopener & New Tab
leaving-notice-popup-for-external-links #10ARK HideCommentLinks
ark-hidecommentlinks #10Simple Exit Notifier
simple-exit-notifier #10Target Blank to Button Block
target-blank-to-button-block #10WP Open Comment Links in New Window
wp-open-comment-links-in-new-windowThis grouping does not exist anywhere else
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