External Product New Tab for WooCommerce

This plugin sets all external / affiliate product buy now links on a WooCommerce site to open in a new web browser tab.

There are no settings for the plugin and you simply need to install and activate for your WooCommerce external product links to then open in a new tab.

Minimum Requirements

For this extension to function the WooCommerce must be installed and activated on your WordPress site.

1. Download the plugin from the WordPress plugin directory.
2. Goto WordPress > Appearance > Plugins > Add New.
3. Click Upload Plugin and Choose File, then select the plugin’s .zip file. Click Install Now.
4. Click Activate to use your new plugin right away.

1.0.7 – 02/09/25

• Change: Changed plugin name from WooCommerce External Product New Tab to External Product New Tab for WooCommerce

1.0.6 – 15/02/24

• Fix – Fix for Deprecated noticed related to $plugin_url and $plugin_path

1.0.5 – 15/02/24

• Added – HPOS compatibility.

1.0.4 – 21/05/22

• Added – noopener noreferrer to external links.

1.0.3 – 19/02/20

• Fix – Notice: id was called incorrectly error.
• Added – external_add_product_link_html filter.
• Added – external_add_product_link_html_classes filter.

1.0.2 – 27/10/17

• Added – WooCommerce plugin version check compatibility.

1.0.1 – 14/02/17

• Fix – Added additional css class of product_type_external to archive external products button.

1.0.0 – 07/09/16

• Initial Release – first version of the plugin released.