WordPress plugin comparison

External Links in New Window / New Tab vs Readability Favorites

External Links in New Window / New Tab

by WebFactory

30K+ installs4.5

Readability Favorites

by kanedo

10+ installs

At a glance

External Links in New Window / New Tab has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Readability Favorites.
On a typical day, External Links in New Window / New Tab is downloaded about 74 times, Readability Favorites about 1.
Readability Favorites has no reviews yet.
External Links in New Window / New Tab was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Sep 26, 2013 for Readability Favorites.
External Links in New Window / New Tab is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.6.1 for Readability Favorites.
External Links in New Window / New Tab has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Readability Favorites.

External Links in New Window / New Tab leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	External Links in New Window / New Tab	Readability Favorites
Popular rank	#1,048	–
Active installs	30K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.2K	22
Rating	4.5(77)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.6.1
Search multiplier	×0.95	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	5.2	–

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