WordPress plugin comparison

Identify Headings vs External Links in New Window / New Tab

Identify Headings

by tedmaster

10+ installs

External Links in New Window / New Tab

by WebFactory

30K+ installs4.5

At a glance

External Links in New Window / New Tab has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Identify Headings.
On a typical day, External Links in New Window / New Tab is downloaded about 74 times, Identify Headings about 1.
Identify Headings has no reviews yet.
External Links in New Window / New Tab was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Aug 13, 2020 for Identify Headings.
External Links in New Window / New Tab is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Identify Headings.
External Links in New Window / New Tab has been around longer: since 2010, against 2020 for Identify Headings.

External Links in New Window / New Tab leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Identify Headings	External Links in New Window / New Tab
Popular rank	#40,446	#1,048
Active installs	10+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	30	2.2K
Rating	No ratings	4.5(77)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.4.25	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.95
Last release	6 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.3	5.2

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