External Linker
Allows you to get around using target="_blank" by converting all your outbound links using Javascript.
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·10 active installs·Updated 16 years agoAs of April 2026, External Linker is a WordPress link plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.
0/5Rating
10active installs
2.1K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
You know how target="_blank" is invalid in XHTML strict? Well, this plugin uses a Javascript hack to get around this. The code was originally taken from this thread I came across: http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum21/11165.htm
For posts/pages, the plugin will automatically captures any target="_blank"‘s inserted by the WP editor and modifies them to keep the page XHTML Strict valid. Then some small Javascript is inserted into each page which re-inserts target="_blank" so that the functionality is restored after your page has been validated!
For non-post/page content (eg templates/widgets), simply give your outbound links a class name of external, and the rest will be done automatically while keeping your page XHTML valid.
To Do
Future things I plan to add:
- Integration into WP edit…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to 2.8.3 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
0.2
- Added automatic post filter.
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