WordPress plugin comparison

Broken Link Checker vs Open in New Window Plugin

Broken Link Checker

by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

500K+ installs3.8

Open in New Window Plugin

by Keith P. Graham

2K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Broken Link Checker has more active installs: 500K+, against 2K+ for Open in New Window Plugin.
On a typical day, Broken Link Checker is downloaded about 4,176 times, Open in New Window Plugin about 22.
Open in New Window Plugin is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 3.8 from 605 reviews.
Broken Link Checker was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Jul 14, 2024 for Open in New Window Plugin.
Broken Link Checker is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Open in New Window Plugin.
Broken Link Checker has been around longer: since 2007, against 2009 for Open in New Window Plugin.

Broken Link Checker leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

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