External Links Modifier
External Links Modifier automatically updates external links in your posts to open in a new tab with rel="nofollow noreferrer".
Plugin info
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Stale • Last updated 296 days ago
Is External Links Modifier abandoned?
Likely maintained (last update 296 days ago).
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Description
External Links Modifier is a lightweight WordPress plugin that automatically modifies external links in your post content so that they open in a new tab and include the attributes rel="nofollow noreferrer". The plugin also provides a simple meta box in the post editor where you can toggle the functionality on or off for individual posts.
This plugin is ideal for bloggers who want to ensure that outbound links are handled consistently, improve user experience, and follow SEO best practices.
License
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
Installation
- Upload the
external-links-modifierfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
- Edit a post and locate the External Links Modifier Settings meta box in the post editor. Check or uncheck the box to enable or disable the external links modifications for that post.
- Save or update your post.
Frequently Asked Questions
By default, the plugin is designed to work on posts only at the moment. Will be added if there is enough requests.
Yes. The meta box in the post editor allows you to toggle the plugin on or off for each individual post.
Please feel free to leave a support request in the WordPress support forums for this plugin.
