WordPress plugin comparison

External Links in New Window / New Tab vs Twitter Link Shortcut

External Links in New Window / New Tab

by WebFactory

30K+ installs4.5

Twitter Link Shortcut

10+ installs

At a glance

External Links in New Window / New Tab has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Twitter Link Shortcut.
On a typical day, External Links in New Window / New Tab is downloaded about 74 times, Twitter Link Shortcut about 1.
Twitter Link Shortcut has no reviews yet.
External Links in New Window / New Tab was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Sep 30, 2009 for Twitter Link Shortcut.
External Links in New Window / New Tab is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.8 for Twitter Link Shortcut.
Twitter Link Shortcut 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 6 comparable lines.

Metric	External Links in New Window / New Tab	Twitter Link Shortcut
Popular rank	#1,048	#37,098
Active installs	30K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.2K	17
Rating	4.5(77)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	2.8
Search multiplier	×0.95	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	17 years ago
Requires PHP	5.2	–

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