Leaving Notice Popup For External Links – nofollow, noopener & New Tab vs Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress

Leaving Notice Popup for External Links is a lightweight WordPress plugin that displays a customizable exit popup (also known as a leaving notice, exit confirmation dialog, or outbound link warning) whenever a visitor clicks an external link, giving them a moment to continue or stay on your site. Beyond the leaving notice, the plugin lets you fully manage your outbound links: automatically apply rel attributes like nofollow, noopener, noreferrer, sponsored, ugc, and external; display SVG icons next to external links; choose whether the Continue button opens links in a new tab or the same tab; and whitelist trusted domains so they bypass the popup entirely. It is an essential tool for affiliate marketers, government sites, educational portals, and any site that needs an exit popup, exit intent modal, outbound link interstitial, or legal disclaimer before visitors leave for third-party content. Why use this plugin? * Exit Popup / Leaving Notice: Show a fully customizable exit confirmation modal (exit popup, exit intent dialog, or outbound link warning) whenever a visitor clicks an outbound link, protecting your traffic and reducing unintended exits. * nofollow, noopener & More: Automatically add rel="nofollow", rel="noopener", rel="noreferrer", rel="sponsored", rel="ugc", or rel="external" attributes to external links for better SEO control and security. * Open in New Tab Control: Choose whether the Continue button opens external links in a new tab or the same tab. * External Link Icons: Display one of 5 built-in SVG icons next to outbound links, with left/right positioning and an option to skip icons on linked images. * Smart Domain & URL Whitelist: Exclude trusted affiliate partners or sister sites by domain, exact URL, or wildcard pattern (e.g. https://www.facebook.com/sharer/*); they will open without triggering the popup. * CSS Class Exclusion: Skip the popup and rel attribute processing entirely for links that carry specific CSS classes. * Advanced Page Filtering: Restrict the leaving notice to specific Page IDs, or enable it conditionally on archives, categories, and the home page using built-in filters. Key Features Customizable Popup: Change the title, message, and button text to match your brand Button Color Control: Choose custom colors for both the “Continue” and “Stay” buttons rel Attributes: Add nofollow, noopener, noreferrer, sponsored, ugc, or external to outbound links New Tab Toggle: Control whether Continue opens the external link in a new tab or same tab SVG Link Icons: Show one of 5 icons beside external links, positioned left or right Domain Whitelist: Exclude specific domains from triggering the notice URL Whitelist with Wildcard Support: Exclude specific URLs or wildcard patterns (e.g. https://example.com/share/*) from triggering the notice CSS Class Exclusion: Skip links that carry a specified CSS class Page-Level Filtering: Show the popup only on chosen pages, posts, archives, or categories Widget Support: rel attribute processing also applies to widget text areas Responsive Design: Works perfectly on all devices and screen sizes Accessible: Built with accessibility best practices Lightweight: Minimal impact on page load time with deferred script loading Easy Setup: No coding required, just activate and configure Use Cases Show an exit popup or exit confirmation dialog when visitors click outbound links Add nofollow to external links to protect SEO link equity Add noopener and noreferrer to external links for security Mark affiliate links with rel=”sponsored” per Google’s guidelines Display an external link icon to signal outbound navigation Provide a legal disclaimer before visitors leave for third-party sites Whitelist trusted domains so affiliate partners open without interruption Meet legal or compliance requirements for certain jurisdictions Privacy This plugin does not collect or store any personal data from your visitors. My other small free plugins projects on WordPress Super Web Share – For Native social sharing Copy Link to Heading – quickly add a copy icon near to your headings Social Profile Frame Generator – Custom Social Media Frames Creator

Simple X Buttons adds X (Twitter) buttons to your WordPress posts and pages — the right way. Why not use X’s official embed buttons? X’s embed infrastructure (platform.twitter.com/widgets.js) has been unreliable since 2023, hitting HTTP 429 rate limits at scale and causing embeds to fail silently or load slowly. X has not committed to fixing this. This plugin takes a different approach entirely. What are X Web Intents? Web Intents are plain URLs provided by X for sharing, following, mentioning, and more. They open a lightweight native X popup — no JavaScript SDK, no third-party cookies, no external scripts loaded on page load. You click, a popup opens, done. That means: No API key required — zero setup friction No external scripts — nothing loads until the user clicks No rate limits — static URLs, no API calls GDPR-friendly — no cookies or tracking on page load Fast — the plugin CSS is ~1 KB, loaded only when a button is on the page Four button types Share — opens X compose pre-filled with the post title, permalink, hashtags, and via handle Follow — opens X’s native follow dialog for your account Mention — opens X compose pre-filled with @yourhandle so visitors can tweet at you Hashtag — opens X compose pre-filled with #yourtag; optionally pulls in the post’s own tags automatically Features Auto-insert before and/or after post content — choose which buttons and which post types per placement Per-placement button control — show Share on all posts, Follow only on certain post types, etc. Post tags as hashtags — Share and Hashtag buttons can automatically pull the post’s tags (capped at 5 to keep tweets writable) 4 Gutenberg blocks — X Share, Follow, Mention, and Hashtag blocks with live editor previews 4 Shortcodes — [sxb-share], [sxb-follow], [sxb-mention], [sxb-hashtag] Template tags — sxb_share_button() and sxb_button_bar() for theme developers Three button styles — Dark, Outline, Ghost Popup or new-tab intent window Integration Four ways to add buttons to your site: Auto-insert (recommended): Enable a placement in Settings → Simple X Buttons. Buttons appear automatically on every matching post type. Shortcode: [sxb-share], [sxb-follow handle="yourhandle"], [sxb-mention handle="yourhandle"], [sxb-hashtag tag="travel"] anywhere in content. Block: Search for “X Share Button”, “X Follow Button”, “X Mention Button”, or “X Hashtag Button” in the Gutenberg block inserter. Template tag: or in theme templates. Compatibility WordPress 5.8 or higher PHP 7.2 or higher No API key required No external JavaScript loaded on page load Works with any theme