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Radar LinkHawk is a WordPress plugin that indexes outbound links across published posts and pages.
The plugin scans your content, stores each external link usage as its own record, and shows where every URL appears. This helps you review broken destinations, redirects, and link attributes without opening posts one by one.
With Radar LinkHawk you can:
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<li>scan all published posts and pages for outbound links;</li>
<li>review every usage row with URL, post, anchor text, HTTP status, redirect state, and nofollow data;</li>
<li>group repeated destinations in the URL Summary tab to see total usages and post counts;</li>
<li>filter broken, redirected, and nofollow links;</li>
<li>preview and apply bulk actions only to the exact rows you selected;</li>
<li>add nofollow, remove nofollow, replace URLs, or remove broken links while keeping anchor text as plain text;</li>
<li>export the current URL Summary or Usage view as CSV;</li>
<li>compare internal versus external link distribution in the Link Balance tab;</li>
<li>run weekly background status checks for saved external URLs.</li>
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Radar LinkHawk keeps editing tools and HTTP checks focused on external links. Internal links are tracked for analysis only, so you can compare content structure without turning the plugin into a full internal-link editor.
Radar LinkHawk does not require a cloud account. When you run a manual scan or enable weekly checks, the plugin sends standard WordPress HTTP requests directly to URLs that already exist in your content so it can store response codes and redirect outcomes.

Radar LinkHawk

Scan outbound links, find broken URLs, review redirects, and update selected links in bulk.

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.

Radar LinkHawk vs Ozi External Links