WordPress plugin comparison

Loop Post Navigation Links vs External Links in New Window / New Tab

Loop Post Navigation Links

by Scott Reilly

600+ installs5.0

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 600+ for Loop Post Navigation Links.
On a typical day, External Links in New Window / New Tab is downloaded about 74 times, Loop Post Navigation Links about 11.
Loop Post Navigation Links is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.5 from 77 reviews.
External Links in New Window / New Tab was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Aug 27, 2020 for Loop Post Navigation Links.
External Links in New Window / New Tab is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for Loop Post Navigation Links.
Loop Post Navigation Links has been around longer: since 2009, against 2010 for External Links in New Window / New Tab.

External Links in New Window / New Tab leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Loop Post Navigation Links	External Links in New Window / New Tab
Popular rank	#8,511	#1,048
Active installs	600+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	269	2.2K
Rating	5.0(12)	4.5(77)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.5.24	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.95
Last release	6 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2

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