WordPress plugin comparison

Codious External Links Opener vs External Links

Codious External Links Opener

by Codious Technologies

20+ installs5.0

External Links

by Denis de Bernardy

8K+ installs4.8

At a glance

External Links has more active installs: 8K+, against 20+ for Codious External Links Opener.
On a typical day, External Links is downloaded about 21 times, Codious External Links Opener about 2.
Codious External Links Opener is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 36 reviews.
Codious External Links Opener was updated more recently: Jan 2, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for External Links.
Codious External Links Opener is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.7.39 for External Links.
External Links has been around longer: since 2008, against 2026 for Codious External Links Opener.

Codious External Links Opener leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Codious External Links Opener	External Links
Popular rank	#28,030	#2,350
Active installs	20+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	363
Rating	5.0(3)	4.8(36)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×0.16	×0.00
Last release	10 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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