External Links Overview for WordPress Plugin Directory
External Links Overview is a WordPress app, with a 5.0 average rating from 3 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
External Links Overview is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Christian Ott. With a rating of 5.0★ from 3 reviews.
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External Links Overview is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 3 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (5.0★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Christian Ott — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (3) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How External Links Overview works
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The “External Links Overview” plugin scans your WordPress posts and pages for outgoing external links and presents them in a searchable, filterable, and sortable table. It helps you optimize your outbound link profile and identify broken or potentially harmful links.
All plugin functions, options, and database entries use the prefix seokelo_ to prevent conflicts with other plugins.
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Features ✅ Collects and analyzes external links from posts and pages
✅ Displays a detailed link table with sorting, filtering (e.g. broken links), and search
✅ Verifies the HTTP status of external links (e.g. 404, 301, timeout)
✅ Shows rel and target attributes of each link
✅ Tracks domain distribution: see which domains you link to most frequently
✅ CSV export of all link data
✅ Dashboard widget showing a summary of broken links
✅ Uses prefix seokelo_ / SEOKELO_ for all functions, options, and database entries
✅ Rescans posts after updates for up-to-date link data
✅ Clean uninstall: removes plugin data when deleted via WordPress admin
Usage
Go to External Links → Collect All External Links to start the initial scan.
Use the Link Table tab to view, filter, and sort all collected links.
Click Check External Links Status to validate HTTP status codes.
Visit the Domain Distribution tab to analyze your outbound domain profile.
Export your data using the Export CSV button.
License This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
See https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Developer Notes Hooks and filters will be documented in future releases.
The plugin uses seokelo_ as a unique function prefix throughout.
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Frequently asked questions
What is External Links Overview?
External Links Overview is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 3 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Christian Ott.