External Links Manager – Open new window in a new tab + nofollow, noreferrer
Manage external links: new tabs, add rel attribute nofollow, noopener, noreferrer, sponsored, show icon on/off. SEO, secure, XHTML Strict compliant.
5(1 reviews)
·40 active installs·Updated 3 months agoAs of April 2026, External Links Manager is a WordPress new tab plugin with 40 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.5+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: External Links – nofollow, noopener &….
5/51 reviews
40active installs
1.0K+total downloads
1 yearsince 2025
Overview
Take full control of your WordPress site’s links with Smart External Links Manager!
The professional solution for managing external links on modern WordPress sites. Reliably handles dynamic content (AJAX, infinite scroll) and gives you complete control over SEO and style.
This powerful plugin ensures all external links open in a new browser window or tab, enhancing user experience and keeping visitors on your site longer. Built with SEO best practices and XHTML Strict compliance in mind, it offers a seamless integration for both users and search engines.
Its highly configurable settings panel allows you to precisely tailor link behavior to your needs. The core mechanism uses JavaScript to open links, the preferred method for XHTML 1.0 Strict compliance, avoiding target attribute mod…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.5+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
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Changelog
1.3.4
- New Feature: Added a “Reset to Default Settings” button on the settings page. This allows users to safely revert all options to their original configuration with a single click, improving usability and making troubleshooting easier.
- Tweak: The new reset button is styled in red to clearly distinguish it as a potentially destructive action, following WordPress UI conventions.
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