WordPress plugin comparison
Hints vs No External Links
At a glance
- No External Links has more active installs: 3K+, against 10+ for Hints.
- On a typical day, No External Links is downloaded about 35 times, Hints about 1.
- No External Links is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
- No External Links was updated more recently: Sep 29, 2026, against Mar 22, 2015 for Hints.
- Hints has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for No External Links.
Line by line
No External Links leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Hints |  No External Links |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #47,159 | #3,612 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 24 | 930 |
| Rating | 4.0(1) | 4.8(16) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | – | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.73 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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