The external links plugin for WordPress lets you process outgoing links differently from internal links.
As of April 2026, External Links is a WordPress nofollow plugin with 9.0K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 36 reviews. It has been downloaded 358K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 20% this week. Top alternative: External Links – nofollow, noopener &….
The external links plugin for WordPress lets you process outgoing links differently from internal links.
Under Settings / External Links, you can configure the plugin to:
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Hope this one never goes away!!!
The only of all such plugins that I tried that works fine and did not break anything. Would be nice to have icons options, but hey, I’m thankful for it as it is, and the current icon is a good choice.
Simple and comfortable to use, really nice style, I was looking for.
I’m searching to improve my website, accessibility and usability too and I removed all the target="_blank" on my posts and I marked the external links with this plugin.
Easy to use, and helpful.
Works perfectly!
Nice & tidy little icon is automatically added after all external links.
Can even configure external link/icons to open in a new browser page.
Other configurations also available.
Very nice.
Very easy to use, it fulfils its purpose perfectly.
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Muy fácil de utilizar, cumple perfectamente con su cometido.
| WordPress | 2.8+ requiredTested up to 4.7.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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