WordPress plugin comparison

Customize External Links and add Icon vs Traction External Links Speed Bump

Customize External Links and add Icon

by Janine

200+ installs3.7

Traction External Links Speed Bump

by Traction

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Customize External Links and add Icon has more active installs: 200+, against 100+ for Traction External Links Speed Bump.
On a typical day, Traction External Links Speed Bump is downloaded about 4 times, Customize External Links and add Icon about 3.
Traction External Links Speed Bump is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 3.7 from 6 reviews.
Traction External Links Speed Bump was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2025, against Dec 29, 2024 for Customize External Links and add Icon.
Traction External Links Speed Bump is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.7.11 for Customize External Links and add Icon.
Traction External Links Speed Bump has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for Customize External Links and add Icon.

Traction External Links Speed Bump leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Customize External Links and add Icon	Traction External Links Speed Bump
Popular rank	#11,387	#15,817
Active installs	200+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	59	84
Rating	3.7(6)	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.10	×0.17
Last release	1 year ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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