WordPress plugin comparison
External Links Modifier vs External Links
External Links Modifier
by Prabesh Shrestha
Fewer than 10 installs
External Links
by Denis de Bernardy
8K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- External Links has more active installs: 8K+, against fewer than 10 for External Links Modifier.
- On a typical day, External Links is downloaded about 21 times, External Links Modifier about 2.
- External Links Modifier has no reviews yet.
- External Links Modifier was updated more recently: Mar 10, 2025, against Nov 28, 2017 for External Links.
- External Links Modifier is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 4.7.39 for External Links.
- External Links has been around longer: since 2008, against 2025 for External Links Modifier.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | External Links Modifier | External Links |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #72,269 | #2,350 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 8K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 38 | 363 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(36) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 4.7.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 9 years 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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