Plugin info

Total downloads: 5,473
Active installs: 80
Total reviews: 1
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 2 language(s)
Contributors: 3
Last updated: 1/5/2021 (1821 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 3/2/2016 (9 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 5.6.16
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 1821 days ago • 1 reviews

22/100

Is OutBoundLinks abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 1821 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.0
Tested up to: 5.6.16
Requires PHP: f

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Description

This plugin opens external links present in post in a new tab with query string parameter.

Details

  • Work with WordPress posts.
  • Opens all External links present in a single post in a new tab (target=_blank).
  • Add a query string parameter “?rel=outbound” at the end of the hyperlink.
  • Links referring within the site are excluded.

Installation

The Plugin can be installed in two ways.

Download and Install

  1. Download and upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/outboundlinks directory from the WordPress plugin repository.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress admin.

Using Plugin Interface

  1. Open the plugin Interface in the wordpress admin and click on “Add new”.
  2. In the Search box enter “outboundlinks” and hit Enter.
  3. Click on “Install” to install the plugin.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does OutboundLinks modify any file?

No! The plugin does not modify any of your WordPress files.

Need to support for more custom Post Types?

If you want the plugin to support OutBoundLinks for other custom post types (CPT), than please create a support ticket and we would be happy to introduce the new change in the next version of plugin as soon as possible.

Review feed

Kiran Patil
9/3/2016

Great work

Now no need to worry about external links! Thanks for the plugin.

Screenshots

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Changelog

3.0.0

  • Compatibility changes to make it work with latest WordPress version.

2.0.0

  • Compatibility changes to make it work with latest WordPress version.
  • Code changes for PHP 7.2 version.