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by Khang Minh 5 (4 reviews)

Better WordPress External Links

Gives you total control over external links on your website.

Better WordPress External Links ranks #9,774 among WordPress.org plugins with 400+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews, and was last updated Jun 10, 2014. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 3.9 (Current: 7.1.4)
v1.1.3 Current Version v1.1.3
Updated 12 years ago Last Update on 10 Jun, 2014
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
Top 25% by installs No update in over a year
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Rank
#9,774
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Active Installs
400+
-12.1%
KW Avg Position
N/A
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Downloads
23.7K
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Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (4 reviews)

Next Milestone 500

Total Progress 54%
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Rank Changes

9,285 9,530 9,774 10,018 10,263 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
9,765 9,784 9,803 9,822 9,841 23-10-2026 24-10-2026 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
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Active Installs Growth

Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
4 reviews
Overall 100%
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Security History

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Plugin Details

Version
1.1.3
Last Updated
Jun 10, 2014
Requires WP
3.0+
Tested Up To
3.9
PHP Version
N/A
Author
Khang Minh

Support & Rating

Rating
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews
4
Support Threads
0
Resolved
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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to manage how external links behave and appear on their site. It solves the problem of controlling link attributes, domain filtering, and new-window behavior for external links across posts, comments, and widgets.

  • Domain filtering for local domains
  • Forbid and replace certain domains
  • Wildcard subdomain support
  • Add rel attributes to links
  • Custom CSS classes for links
  • New window mode options
  • Add prefix to external links
  • Multi-site compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Better WordPress External Links

Better WordPress External Links has 400+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Better WordPress External Links holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 4 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Better WordPress External Links is developed by Khang Minh and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Better WordPress External Links requires WordPress 3.0 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 3.9.
Better WordPress External Links has been downloaded 23,668+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Better WordPress External Links is 1.1.3. It was last updated on June 10, 2014.
Yes. Better WordPress External Links is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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