WordPress plugin comparison

Category Monthly Archives vs External Links in New Window / New Tab

Category Monthly Archives

by Hiroshi Sawai

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 10+ for Category Monthly Archives.
On a typical day, External Links in New Window / New Tab is downloaded about 74 times, Category Monthly Archives about 2.
Category Monthly Archives has no reviews yet.
External Links in New Window / New Tab was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Nov 11, 2015 for Category Monthly Archives.
External Links in New Window / New Tab is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Category Monthly Archives.
External Links in New Window / New Tab has been around longer: since 2010, against 2015 for Category Monthly Archives.

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

Metric	Category Monthly Archives	External Links in New Window / New Tab
Popular rank	#48,508	#1,048
Active installs	10+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	2.2K
Rating	No ratings	4.5(77)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.3.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.95
Last release	11 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2

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