WordPress plugin comparison

Affiliate Links Cloaking vs External Links in New Window / New Tab

Affiliate Links Cloaking

by goodext

Fewer than 10 installs

External Links in New Window / New Tab

by WebFactory

30K+ installs4.5

At a glance

External Links in New Window / New Tab has more active installs: 30K+, against fewer than 10 for Affiliate Links Cloaking.
On a typical day, External Links in New Window / New Tab is downloaded about 74 times, Affiliate Links Cloaking about 2.
Affiliate Links Cloaking has no reviews yet.
External Links in New Window / New Tab was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Jan 29, 2025 for Affiliate Links Cloaking.
External Links in New Window / New Tab is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Affiliate Links Cloaking.
External Links in New Window / New Tab has been around longer: since 2010, against 2025 for Affiliate Links Cloaking.

External Links in New Window / New Tab leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Affiliate Links Cloaking	External Links in New Window / New Tab
Popular rank	#74,601	#1,048
Active installs	Fewer than 10	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	2.2K
Rating	No ratings	4.5(77)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×0.95
Last release	1 year ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.2

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