Dipak Gajjar

WordPress comments are very important for a blog and really makes it possible to interact with users. Comments are why users take more interest in a blog.
But one of the problems with the comments is that all the links (URLs) in the comments open in the same window. This diverts the user’s mind away from the actual post and increases the bounce rate.
This plugin opens all the links added in the comments and author URL, in a new tab or window which helps to decrease the bounce rate and increase user engagement on your blog.
Follow the development of this plugin on <a href="https://github.com/dipakcg/wp-open-comment-links-in-new-window" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>
P.S. It is always the best policy to open a <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-open-comment-links-in-new-window" rel="ugc">support thread</a> first before posting any negative review.

WP Open Comment Links in New Window

Opens all the links (URLs) added in the comments and author URL, in a new tab or window.

Jorge A. Gonzalez

Easy External Links is a SEO friendly, external link handler for WordPress.
The current aim of Easy External Links is to standardize the format of external links and create consistent on-page SEO.
<a href="http://watchworthy.io/underwater-base-jumping/" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo</a> | <a href="https://s.w.org/plugins/wp-links/screenshot-1.png" rel="nofollow ugc">Options</a>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Open external links in a new tab or current tab</li>
<li>Domain Filtering</li>
<li>Show icon next to external link (100 icons to chose from) </li>
<li>External image hosting support</li>
<li>Add rel=”external nofollow” to external links</li>
<li>Add title attribute to external links (uses to the text of the link)</li>
<li>Add target=”_blank” to comment links (rel=”external nofollow” coming soon) </li>
<li>Add target=”_blank” to external links in excerpts</li>
</ul>

Easy External Links

Install, activate, configure, forget. Works really well!

As simple and as good as it gets

Take control of external links in WordPress posts, pages & comments. Insert rel=external nofollow and target=_blank to all your external links.

WP Open Comment Links in New Window vs Easy External Links