External Links Overview
by Christian Ott 5 (3 reviews)

External Links Overview

Analyze, manage, and monitor all external links on your WordPress site. ---

External Links Overview ranks #6,443 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #273 of 4,265 in the SEO & Marketing category, a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated Sep 1, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9.11 (Current: 7.1.4)
v1.3.0 Current Version v1.3.0
Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 01 Sep, 2025
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#273 of 4,265 in SEO & Marketing Top 10% by installs Downloads -16.8% this week No update in over a year
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#6,443
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Active Installs
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KW Avg Position
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Downloads
5.4K
+19 today
Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (3 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 31.6%
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Rank Changes

6,121 6,282 6,443 6,604 6,765 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
6,454 6,471 6,488 6,504 6,521 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
3 reviews
Overall 100%
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Support Threads Overview

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Total Threads
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1
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for External Links Overview. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators who need to keep track of outgoing links on their posts and pages. It scans content for external links, checks their HTTP status to catch broken or problematic links, and presents the data in a searchable, filterable table.

  • Collects external links from posts/pages
  • Detailed link table with sorting and filtering
  • Verifies HTTP status of links
  • Shows rel and target attributes
  • Tracks domain distribution
  • CSV export of link data
  • Dashboard widget for broken links
  • Rescans posts after updates

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about External Links Overview

No. It only analyzes and displays existing external links. Your content remains unchanged.
No. The plugin only runs when triggered manually via the admin panel. It does not affect front-end performance.
Yes. If you delete the plugin via the WordPress admin interface, all associated data (database tables and options) will be removed cleanly.

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