by cubecolour 5 (7 reviews)

Indicate External Links

Name: Indicate External Links
Rating: 5.0 (7 reviews)
Author: cubecolour

Indicates external links in post, page and custom content.

Indicate External Links ranks #8,088 among WordPress.org plugins with 700+ active installations, is #491 of 4,514 in the Security category, a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews, and was last updated Jun 23, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)

v1.1.0 Current Version v1.1.0

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 23 Jun, 2025

Refreshed 12 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#491 of 4,514 in Security Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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Active Installs

700+

-7.4%

KW Avg Position

22.3

0.2 better

Downloads

14.7K

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Support Resolved

100%

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Review 5 out of 5

5 (7 reviews)

Next Milestone 800

Total Progress 44%

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7 reviews

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.1.0
Last Updated: Jun 23, 2025
Requires WP: 3.7+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: N/A
Author: cubecolour

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 7
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for website owners who want visitors to easily recognize links leaving their site. It solves the problem of external links being indistinguishable from internal ones by adding a small diagonal arrow icon to them.

Indicates external http links
Indicates external https links
Appends diagonal arrow icon
Works in posts and pages
Works in custom content
No configuration required

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Indicate External Links

This plugin does not have any options, so there is no admin page.

Yes

Yes you can add some CSS to your child theme Example .nav-menu .extlink sup { color:'#bada55'; } For maximum flexibility you can copy the plugins styles to you child theme's stylesheet and make changes to that if you also prevent the default styles from loading. You can add CSS rules to enable you to use a glyph from a custom icon font. To deactivate the default CSS, add the following line to your child theme's functions.php file: <?php remove_action('wp_head', 'cc_extlink_style'); ?>

Linked images will not have the arrows added. Text links inside image captions will not have the arrows added, but custom CSS can be used to override this. External links inside WordPress custom menus will not have the arrow added by default. Again, custom CSS can be used to override this.

Yes, add a CSS rule to your child theme. Target the links you don't want affected with greater specificity to override the default CSS of the plugin. Example .myclass .extlink sup:after { content:''; }

This plugin works as intended on the sites it was tested it on whilst it was being developed. If you have a problem getting it to work on your site, first read the documentation and check the plugin's support forum to see whether your issue has been previously resolved. If you do not find an answer, please ask for help on the forum giving as much information as possible so I can try to guide you through some troubleshooting steps to help you to fix your issue. If you have a problem, please do not post a review before asking for help.

You can donate via my donation page. If you find the plugin useful I would also appreciate a review (five stars would be nice) on the [plugin review page](https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/indicate-external-links "Indicate External Links plugin review page"