WordPress plugin comparison

Nofollow External/Outbound Link (SEO) vs External Links

Nofollow External/Outbound Link (SEO)

by Sumit Malviya

10+ installs5.0

External Links

by Denis de Bernardy

8K+ installs4.8

At a glance

External Links has more active installs: 8K+, against 10+ for Nofollow External/Outbound Link (SEO).
On a typical day, External Links is downloaded about 21 times, Nofollow External/Outbound Link (SEO) about 2.
Nofollow External/Outbound Link (SEO) is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 36 reviews.
Nofollow External/Outbound Link (SEO) was updated more recently: Jun 2, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for External Links.
Nofollow External/Outbound Link (SEO) is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.7.39 for External Links.
External Links has been around longer: since 2008, against 2024 for Nofollow External/Outbound Link (SEO).

Nofollow External/Outbound Link (SEO) leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Nofollow External/Outbound Link (SEO)	External Links
Popular rank	#29,413	#2,350
Active installs	10+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	33	344
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(36)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×0.16	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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