Simmi Ahuja

Ozi External Links is a lightweight external link and affiliate link management plugin designed to help site owners control outbound links without unnecessary complexity or performance overhead.
Unmanaged external links can silently leak SEO authority or create affiliate compliance risks. This plugin provides clear, guided controls to manage those links responsibly while keeping everything fully transparent and local to your WordPress site.
All functionality runs entirely on your own server. 
No external APIs, no tracking, and no third-party services.
<h3>How it helps your site</h3>
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<li>Protects SEO by managing outbound link attributes</li>
<li>Helps meet Google’s affiliate disclosure recommendations</li>
<li>Creates clean, branded redirect links you control</li>
<li>Provides lightweight click insights without analytics bloat</li>
<li>Keeps full ownership of your data</li>
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<h3>Features</h3>
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External Link Controls 
Automatically apply <code>target="_blank"</code> and <code>rel="nofollow"</code> to external links.
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Affiliate Compliance Option 
Optionally add <code>rel="sponsored"</code> to outbound affiliate links.
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Trusted Domain Whitelist 
Exclude specific domains (partners, tools, or sub-domains) from external link rules.
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Optional External Link Indicator 
Add a subtle arrow icon to external links so users know when they are leaving your site.
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Built-in Link Cloaking 
Create clean redirect URLs such as <code>/go/product</code> without creating pages or rewrite rules.
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Click Tracking 
View how many times each cloaked link is used, including last click time.
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Labels & Notes 
Add usage notes to cloaked links to track where and why they are used.
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<h3>Design philosophy</h3>
Ozi External Links is a lightweight plugin that helps you manage external and affiliate links safely and responsibly.
It allows you to control outbound link behaviour, apply SEO-friendly attributes, and create clean redirect links without affecting site performance.
All processing happens locally on your WordPress site. 
No external APIs, no tracking, and no third-party services.

Ozi External Links

Lightweight, SEO-safe external link and affiliate link management for WordPress.

Mehul Gohil

Ankur Modi

CleanLinks is your all-in-one solution for creating branded, customizable short links directly within WordPress. Whether you’re managing affiliate campaigns, simplifying external URLs, or just looking for a professional way to share links, CleanLinks makes it easy.
Designed to be lightweight yet powerful, CleanLinks lets you create 301 and 302 redirects, track clicks, categorize links, and export all your links to CSV – with a single click.
<h4>Key Features</h4>
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<li>Branded Short Links – Cloak long URLs under your own domain.</li>
<li>CSV Export Tool – Export all your links in CSV format with one click for backup or reporting.</li>
<li>Click Tracking – Optional built-in analytics to track link clicks.</li>
<li>Organize Your Links – Group links with tags for easy management.</li>
<li>SEO-Friendly – Compatible with SEO and caching plugins.</li>
<li>Developer Friendly – Built using WordPress standards with hooks/filters.</li>
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<h4>Minimum Requirements</h4>
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<li>WordPress 5.5 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 8.0 or higher</li>
<li>MySQL 5.5 or higher</li>
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<h4>Automatic Installation</h4>
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<li>Go to your WordPress dashboard.</li>
<li>Navigate to Plugins → Add New.</li>
<li>Search for “CleanLinks”.</li>
<li>Click “Install Now” and activate.</li>
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<h4>Manual Installation</h4>
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<li>Download the CleanLinks plugin.</li>
<li>Upload it to your <code>/wp-content/plugins/</code> directory via FTP or File Manager.</li>
<li>Activate CleanLinks from the “Plugins” screen in your WordPress dashboard.</li>
<li>Navigate to CleanLinks menu to start managing your branded links.</li>
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CleanLinks

Create branded short links, manage redirects, cloak affiliate URLs, and export links via CSV – all from your WordPress dashboard.

Ozi External Links vs CleanLinks