Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements vs External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window

Building new pages with Gutenberg? Explore VovaBlocks, a focused collection of native marketing and content blocks from the creator of Shortcodes Ultimate. View VovaBlocks → About Shortcodes Ultimate Shortcodes Ultimate is a WordPress shortcode plugin for adding tabs, accordions, buttons, FAQs, sliders, carousels, lightboxes, columns, boxes and other reusable content elements without coding. It is ideal for site owners who want richer content layouts and practical UI elements without switching to a full page builder. Use Shortcodes Ultimate in the Block Editor, Classic Editor, widgets and template files. Generate shortcodes visually, preview the result before inserting it, and reuse the same elements across posts, pages and existing shortcode-based content. Trusted by hundreds of thousands of WordPress sites, Shortcodes Ultimate helps you replace multiple single-purpose UI plugins with one maintained toolkit. Explore live examples What you can build With Shortcodes Ultimate, you can quickly add common WordPress content elements such as: Accordions and FAQ sections Responsive tabs CTA buttons and download buttons Boxes, notes and callouts Columns and layout helpers Sliders and carousels Lightboxes for images and custom content Post lists and dynamic content blocks Spoilers, toggles and expandable content Media embeds and visual content blocks Instead of installing a separate plugin for every small content element, Shortcodes Ultimate gives you one maintained toolkit for everyday WordPress content tasks. Works with modern and classic WordPress workflows Shortcodes Ultimate works with the Block Editor, Classic Editor, widgets and template files. You can insert shortcodes manually, use WordPress shortcode blocks or use the built-in shortcode generator to configure elements visually. This makes the plugin useful for: Site owners who want to improve content without coding Bloggers and affiliate publishers who need reusable CTA and content blocks Agencies and freelancers maintaining multiple WordPress sites Developers who want shortcode-friendly output in templates Existing sites with older content that already uses shortcodes Why use Shortcodes Ultimate? 50+ ready-to-use WordPress shortcodes Visual shortcode generator Live preview Works with the Block Editor and Classic Editor Shortcodes can be used in posts, pages, widgets and template files Responsive elements that work with your theme Built-in Custom CSS editor Developer-friendly hooks and documentation Free version available on WordPress.org Pro version available for advanced shortcodes, extra styles and premium support Why shortcodes still matter in WordPress The WordPress Block Editor is great for visual content editing, but shortcodes are still useful when you need portable, reusable content elements that work across different parts of a WordPress site. Shortcodes are especially helpful when you want to: Reuse the same content element in many posts or pages Add dynamic content inside widgets or templates Maintain older WordPress sites that already use shortcodes Work across Classic Editor and Block Editor workflows Add content elements without switching to a full page builder Keep common UI elements available through a simple text-based syntax Shortcodes Ultimate is designed for these practical workflows. It gives you a large collection of ready-made shortcodes and a visual generator, so you do not need to write shortcode syntax manually unless you want to. Free and Pro The free version of Shortcodes Ultimate includes a large collection of useful shortcodes for everyday WordPress content tasks. Shortcodes Ultimate Pro adds advanced shortcodes, additional styles, Content Slider, Pricing Table, Testimonials, Shortcode Creator, Elementor support and premium support. Compare Free and Pro Useful links Documentation Live Examples Pro features Support

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. Having problems with spam, bots, or AI scrapers? Have a look at our free Captcha plugin used on over 200,000 sites. 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. Like the plugin? Rate it to support the development. If you’re having problems with SSL or HTTPS try our free WP Force SSL plugin. It’s a great way to enable SSL and fix SSL problems. 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: Go to somedomain 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.