WordPress plugin comparison

External Links in New Window / New Tab vs OutBoundLinks

External Links in New Window / New Tab

by WebFactory

30K+ installs4.5

OutBoundLinks

by Yogesh Pawar

70+ installs5.0

At a glance

External Links in New Window / New Tab has more active installs: 30K+, against 70+ for OutBoundLinks.
On a typical day, External Links in New Window / New Tab is downloaded about 74 times, OutBoundLinks about 2.
OutBoundLinks is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 77 reviews.
External Links in New Window / New Tab was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Jan 5, 2021 for OutBoundLinks.
External Links in New Window / New Tab is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.6.23 for OutBoundLinks.
External Links in New Window / New Tab has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for OutBoundLinks.

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

Metric	External Links in New Window / New Tab	OutBoundLinks
Popular rank	#1,048	#18,841
Active installs	30K+	70+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.2K	43
Rating	4.5(77)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.6.23
Search multiplier	×0.95	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	5 years ago
Requires PHP	5.2	–

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