WordPress plugin comparison

Customize External Links and add Icon vs Open External Links In New Windows

Customize External Links and add Icon

by Janine

200+ installs3.7

Open External Links In New Windows

by Keef

60+ installs4.5

At a glance

Customize External Links and add Icon has more active installs: 200+, against 60+ for Open External Links In New Windows.
On a typical day, Customize External Links and add Icon is downloaded about 3 times, Open External Links In New Windows about 2.
Open External Links In New Windows is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.7 from 6 reviews.
Customize External Links and add Icon was updated more recently: Dec 29, 2024, against Oct 14, 2015 for Open External Links In New Windows.
Customize External Links and add Icon is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 4.3.34 for Open External Links In New Windows.
Open External Links In New Windows has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Customize External Links and add Icon.

Customize External Links and add Icon leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Customize External Links and add Icon	Open External Links In New Windows
Popular rank	#11,387	#19,577
Active installs	200+	60+
Downloads, last 30 days	59	56
Rating	3.7(6)	4.5(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	4.3.34
Search multiplier	×0.10	×0.00
Last release	1 year ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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