by
Jose Varghese
5 (3 reviews)
Leaving Notice Popup For External Links – nofollow, noopener & New Tab
Show an exit popup or leaving notice when visitors click external links. Add nofollow, noopener, noreferrer & more rel attributes. Add icons.
Leaving Notice Popup For External Links ranks #10,901 among WordPress.org plugins with 300+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated Aug 25, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
Compatible with WP 7.1.2
v1.4.3
Current Version v1.4.3
Updated 4 weeks ago
Last Update on 25 Aug, 2026
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- Version
- 1.4.3
- Last Updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.2+
- Tested Up To
- 7.1.2
- PHP Version
- 7.2 or higher
- Author
- Jose Varghese
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for site owners, affiliate marketers, and government or educational sites that link to external websites. It solves the need to warn visitors before they leave the site while also managing SEO and security attributes like nofollow and noopener on outbound links.
- Exit popup for external links
- Adds nofollow, noopener, noreferrer attributes
- Adds sponsored and ugc attributes
- Opens links in new tab
- Displays SVG icons near links
- Domain and URL whitelist with wildcards
- CSS class exclusion
- Page-level filtering for popup display
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Leaving Notice Popup For External Links – nofollow, noopener & New Tab
Yes, Leaving Notice Popup is designed to be compatible with all WordPress themes. The popup is added to the page dynamically and does not interfere with your theme's design.
The plugin works for all standard links that lead to external domains. It will not trigger for special links like mailto:, tel:, javascript: or anchor (#) links.
Yes, in the plugin settings you can add domains to a whitelist. Links to these domains will not trigger the leaving notice popup.
Yes, you can add specific URLs to a whitelist in the plugin settings. These URLs will not trigger the leaving notice popup. You can also use * as a wildcard to match any characters in a URL. For example, entering https://www.facebook.com/sharer/* will whitelist all Facebook share URLs (like https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=...) without whitelisting the entire Facebook domain. This is useful for social sharing links, affiliate redirect paths, or any URL pattern where you need partial matching.
Yes, you can use the externallinknotice_allowed_pages filter for specific pages (Pages, Posts, Custom Post Types). Example: add_filter( 'externallinknotice_allowed_pages', function( $pages ) { return array( 10, 25 ); // Replace with your Page IDs } ); Note: This will ONLY work for singular pages/posts. It will not work for archives or categories.
Yes, for more advanced control, use the externallinknotice_is_enabled filter. Example: add_filter( 'externallinknotice_is_enabled', function( $enabled ) { if ( is_home() || is_archive() ) { return true; } return $enabled; } );
No, the popup only appears when users click on links that lead to domains other than your own website.
No, the Leaving Notice Popup does not detect or intercept links inside embedded content or iframes. This is by design and is a technical limitation that applies to all similar plugins. Here's why: Embeds and iframes (such as YouTube videos, Google Maps, social media widgets, or any other third-party embed) are sandboxed content rendered entirely by the external provider's server inside an isolated frame. They are not standard anchor (<a>) links on your page; they are self-contained mini-pages loaded from a third-party domain. Because of browser security policies (specifically the Same-Origin Policy), no WordPress plugin or JavaScript running on your site can access, modify, or listen to click events happening inside an iframe from a different domain. In short: * Embedded/iframe content is not detectable as an external link by our plugin because it is not a clickable link on your page. * Attempting to intercept iframe interactions could break the embed's functionality entirely (e.g., stopping a YouTube video from playing or a map from being interactive). * The plugin is intentionally scoped to standard HTML anchor links (<a href="...">) that exist directly in your page's DOM. If you are using embeds and notice that those links do not trigger the popup, this is expected and correct behaviour. The popup will continue to work for all regular external links on your page.
We do not recommend using this plugin on websites that rely on advertisements or ad networks for revenue. Here's why: Ad clicks are essential for generating revenue on your website. Since ads typically link to external domains, the Leaving Notice Popup will treat those ad links like any other external link and display a warning popup when a visitor clicks on them. This can significantly disrupt the ad click flow and negatively impact your ad revenue. However, you can give a try whether it works for you or not as some ads uses embed and it will not trigger the popup as mentioned in the FAQ section. While you could technically whitelist all the domains and URLs used by your ad networks, this is not practical because: * Ad networks serve links from a large and constantly changing pool of advertiser domains. * You would need to manually whitelist every single ad domain or URL path, which is nearly impossible to maintain. * Missing even one domain would cause the popup to appear on that ad, potentially costing you revenue. Our recommendation: If your website's primary monetisation strategy involves display ads, native ads, or any click-based advertising, we strongly advise against installing this plugin to avoid interfering with your ad revenue.
Yes, the plugin does not collect, store, or process any personal data.