WordPress plugin comparison
Easy Digital Downloads vs Indicate External Links
Easy Digital Downloads
by DigitalME
100+ installs5.0
Indicate External Links
by cubecolour
600+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Indicate External Links has more active installs: 600+, against 100+ for Easy Digital Downloads.
- On a typical day, Indicate External Links is downloaded about 8 times, Easy Digital Downloads about 6.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Easy Digital Downloads was updated more recently: Feb 3, 2026, against Jun 23, 2025 for Indicate External Links.
- Easy Digital Downloads is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.8.12 for Indicate External Links.
- Indicate External Links has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Easy Digital Downloads.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Easy Digital Downloads | Indicate External Links |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #16,350 | #8,100 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 600+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 140 | 166 |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 5.0(7) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.28 | ×0.28 |
| Last release | 9 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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