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by Keith P. Graham 4.8 (16 reviews)

Open in New Window Plugin

Opens external links in a new window, keeping your blog page in the browser so you don't lose surfers to another site.

Open in New Window Plugin ranks #4,609 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, a 4.8/5 rating from 16 reviews, and was last updated Jul 14, 2024. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.6 (Current: 7.1.4)
v3.0 Current Version v3.0
Updated 2 years ago Last Update on 14 Jul, 2024
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
Top 10% by installs Downloads -17.7% this week No update in over a year
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Rank
#4,609
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Active Installs
2K+
-31.1%
KW Avg Position
42
1 worse
Downloads
125.5K
+8 today
Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
96%
Review 4.8 out of 5
4.8 (16 reviews)

Next Milestone 3K

Total Progress 89.4%
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Rank Changes

4,379 4,494 4,609 4,724 4,839 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
4,597 4,604 4,612 4,619 4,626 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

4.8
16 reviews
Overall 96%
5
15 (94%)
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Security History

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Plugin Details

Version
3.0
Last Updated
Jul 14, 2024
Requires WP
3.0+
Tested Up To
6.6
PHP Version
N/A
Author
Keith P. Graham

Support & Rating

Rating
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews
16
Support Threads
0
Resolved
0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for blog owners who want external links to open in a separate browser window. It uses JavaScript to target external links, including those generated by scripts or pasted into posts and comments, so visitors don't navigate away from the blog entirely.

  • Opens external links in new window
  • Uses JavaScript link targeting
  • Targets scripted and pasted links
  • Keeps blog open in browser

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Open in New Window Plugin

Open in New Window Plugin has 2,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Open in New Window Plugin holds a 4.8 out of 5 star rating based on 16 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Open in New Window Plugin is developed by Keith P. Graham and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Open in New Window Plugin requires WordPress 3.0 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 6.6.
Open in New Window Plugin has been downloaded 125,523+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Open in New Window Plugin is 3.0. It was last updated on July 14, 2024.
Yes. Open in New Window Plugin is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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