Improved External Products for WooCommerce
Opens links to external/affiliate products in a new tab.
3.7(26 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 week agoAs of April 2026, Improved External Products for WooCommerce is a WordPress link plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 26 reviews. It has been downloaded 79K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 28% this week. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.
3.7/526 reviews
1.0K+active installs
79K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
This one-click install will make links to external or affiliate products open in a new tab. Simply install it and click activate. If you decide you don’t want the feature, just deactivate it. If you have any other ideas for this plugin, send us an email at [email protected]
Want an even more awesome experience with external products? Check out Improved External Products Pro
Pro Version Includes:
- Ability to open external products in a new tab from product archives
- Ability to set tab action on a per-product basis
- Ability to set tab action on a product category basis.
- Priority Customer Support
Download the Pro version here – Improved External Products Pro
Ratings & Reviews
3.726 reviews
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Recent Reviews
not working in free version
by chicken9x04·5 years ago·1 reply
not working in free version
Good plugin!
by Edgar Yepremyan·5 years ago
It shows you your custom single product button. And you can add your desired class there!
The only way to add class is with sprintf from loop and add to cart, but after woocommerce update its impossible either, so plugin can find that html and show you.
P.s: Where does plugin get that single product button html?
- This topic was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by Edgar Yepremyan.
- This topic was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by Edgar Yepremyan.
Cumple lo que promete
by soyggomez·5 years ago·3 replies
Aunque al principio tuvo un error, el plugin es bastante útil. Cumple lo que promete y su soporte te atiende todas tus dudas y quejas. Muy recomendado.
- This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by soyggomez.
Did exactly what it should + quick support
by meicelinho·6 years ago
Fantastic plugin, that brings my affiliate shop to the next level. Works brilliant with the saleszone premium theme. I looked for a solution for days and happy to finally found it.
Thanks!
It does what it says
by Pep Themes·6 years ago
The plugin is doing what it is saying. Tried the free version and it is working, decided to upgrade to pro.
At the beginning was thinking that the pro version is overpiced, but they provide really good support, so it is totally worthy.
Download Trends
Today: 5Yesterday: 5This week: 41Period total: 5K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.5+ requiredTested up to 7.0 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.6
87.5%
v1.5
10.4%
v1.4
2.1%
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Changelog
1.6.9 (2025-05-12)
- New: Bumps PHP min version to 7.4
- Translations: Updated translation template (POT)
- Tested up to WordPress 6.8 and WooCommerce 9.8
Contributors
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