What does this plugin do?

Name: WP Open Comment Links in New Window
Rating: 4.3 (4 reviews)
Author: Dipak Gajjar

by Dipak Gajjar 4.3 (4 reviews)

WP Open Comment Links in New Window

Opens all the links (URLs) added in the comments and author URL, in a new tab or window.

WP Open Comment Links in New Window ranks #13,043 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #489 of 2,892 in the Discussion & Community category, a 4.3/5 rating from 4 reviews, and was last updated Aug 21, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.1

v1.2 Current Version v1.2

Updated 4 weeks ago Last Update on 21 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#489 of 2,892 in Discussion & Community Top 25% by installs Actively maintained

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Rank

#13,043

-14 this week

Active Installs

100+

-52.4%

KW Avg Position

17.7 worse

Downloads

7.8K

+3 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

86%

Review 4.3 out of 5

4.3 (4 reviews)

Next Milestone 200

Total Progress 98%

100+ 200+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.3

4 reviews

Overall 86%

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Security History

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.2
Last Updated: Aug 21, 2026
Requires WP: 4.5+
Tested Up To: 7.1.1
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Dipak Gajjar

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.3
Reviews: 4
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress blog owners who want to keep visitors engaged with their site. It solves the problem of comment and author URL links opening in the same window, which distracts readers from the post and increases bounce rate, by making those links open in a new tab or window.

Opens comment links in new tab
Opens author URL links in new tab
Applies to all comment links
Reduces bounce rate

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Open Comment Links in New Window

This plugin opens all the links added in the comments and author URL, in a new tab or window which helps to decrease the bounce rate and increase user engagement on your blog.

No.

Pretty much, yeah.