External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window for WordPress Plugin Directory
By WebFactory
External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window is the #487 ranked popular app on WordPress, with a 4.3 average rating from 247 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by WebFactory. With a rating of 4.3★ from 247 reviews, it currently ranks #487 in the Popular category.
AppRanks data: External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window ranks #487 in Popular on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 96% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window is a well-rated WordPress app with a growing review traction. It is listed in the Popular category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 247 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
- +Published by WebFactory — established developer track record
Cons
- −Sparse visual evidence (0 screenshots) — harder to evaluate the UX before installing
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How External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window works
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Manage all external & internal links on your site. Control icons, nofollow, noopener, ugc (User Generated Content), sponsored and if links open in new window or new tab.
WP Links plugin was completely rebuilt in v2 and has lots of new features, like noopener, ugc and sponsored values for rel; font icons, internal links options and full WPMU support.
Link Scanner – PRO feature Check every single link on your site! See if it’s broken or not, if it’s redirected, what’s the target and rel attribute and what page exactly it’s linking to. This feature is a part of the WP Links PRO plugin.
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Features
Manage external and internal links
Open links in new window or tab
Add follow or nofollow (for SEO)
Add noopener and noreferrer (for security)
Add ugc (User Generated Content) and sponsored values to rel (Google announcement)
Add link icons (FontAwesome and Dashicons)
Set other attributes like title and CSS classes
Scan complete page (or just posts, comments, widgets)
SEO friendly
Link Scanner – check all links on your site – PRO feature
Exit Confirmation – protect visitors and traffic when external links are clicked – PRO feature
Link Rules – create advanced link rules for chosen link groups – PRO feature
And more…
Network Settings (WPMU support)
Use template tag to apply plugin settings on specific contents
Set data-attribute to change how individual links will be treated
Use built-in actions and filters to implement your specific needs
Easy to use After activating you can set all options for external and internal links on the plugins admin page.
On the fly The plugin filters the output and changes the links on the fly. The real contents (posts, pages, widget etcetera) will not be changed in the database.
When deactivating the plugin, all contents will be the same as it was before.
GDPR compatibility We are not lawyers. Please do not take any of the following as legal advice.
WP External Links does not track, collect or process any user data. Nothing is logged or pushed to any 3rd parties. We also don’t use any 3rd party services or CDNs. Based on that, we feel it’s GDPR compatible, but again, please, don’t take this as legal advice.
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Documentation After activating you can set all options for external and internal links.
Data attribute “data-wpel-link” Links being processed by this plugin will also contain the data-attribute data-wpel-link.
The plugin could set the value to external, internal or exclude, meaning how the
link was processed.
You can also set the data-attribute yourself. This way you can force how the plugin will process
certain links.
When you add the value ignore, the link will be completely ignored by the plugin:
<a href="http://somedomain.com" data-wpel-link="ignore">Go to somedomain</a>
Action “wpel_link” Use this action to change the link object after all plugin settings have been applied.
add_action( 'wpel_link', ( $link_object ) { if ( $link_object->is_external() ) { // get current url $url = $link_object->getAttribute( 'href' );
// set redirect url $redirect_url = '//somedom.com?url='. urlencode( $url ); $link_object->setAttribute( 'href', $redirect_url ); } }, 10, 1 );
The link object is an instance of WPEL_Link class.
Action hook “wpel_before_apply_link” Use this action to change the link object before the plugin settings will be applied on the link.
You can use this filter f.e. to ignore individual links from being processed. Or change dynamically how
they will be treated by this plugin.
add_action( 'wpel_before_apply_link', function ( $link ) { // ignore links with class "some-cls" if ( $link->has_attr_value( 'class', 'some-cls' ) ) { $link->set_ignore(); }
// mark and treat links with class "ext-cls" as external link if ( $link->has_attr_value( 'class', 'ext-cls' ) ) { $link->set_external(); } }, 10 );
Filter hook “wpel_apply_settings” When filter returns false the plugin settings will not be applied. Can be used when f.e. certain posts or pages should be ignored by this plugin.
add_filter( 'wpel_apply_settings', '__return_false' );
See FAQ for more info.
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Popular#487of 510Top 96%
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Keyword rankings
External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window ranks for 1 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 1:
- 1.faqRank #177
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Frequently asked questions
What is External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window?
External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.3-star rating from 247 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Popular category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by WebFactory.
Who uses External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window?
Currently around 90,000 active stores have installed External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window. Its review base of 247 suggests adoption is concentrated in growth-stage and mid-market stores. It is part of the Popular category on WordPress.
Where does External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window rank on WordPress?
External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window currently sits at position #487 in the Popular category on WordPress. That places it in the top 95% of 510 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.