WordPress plugin comparison

External Links in New Window / New Tab vs Remove Image Links

External Links in New Window / New Tab

by WebFactory

30K+ installs4.5

Remove Image Links

by Luke Mlsna

800+ installs4.7

At a glance

External Links in New Window / New Tab has more active installs: 30K+, against 800+ for Remove Image Links.
On a typical day, External Links in New Window / New Tab is downloaded about 74 times, Remove Image Links about 9.
Remove Image Links is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 13 reviews, against 4.5 from 77 reviews.
External Links in New Window / New Tab was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Jan 1, 2016 for Remove Image Links.
External Links in New Window / New Tab is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Remove Image Links.
External Links in New Window / New Tab has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Remove Image Links.

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

Metric	External Links in New Window / New Tab	Remove Image Links
Popular rank	#1,048	#7,358
Active installs	30K+	800+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.2K	151
Rating	4.5(77)	4.7(13)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.4.34
Search multiplier	×0.95	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	5.2	–

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