WordPress plugin comparison

Traction External Links Speed Bump vs External Links

Traction External Links Speed Bump

by Traction

100+ installs5.0

External Links

by WebFactory

80K+ installs4.3

At a glance

External Links has more active installs: 80K+, against 100+ for Traction External Links Speed Bump.
On a typical day, External Links is downloaded about 294 times, Traction External Links Speed Bump about 4.
Traction External Links Speed Bump is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.3 from 247 reviews.
External Links was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Jul 7, 2025 for Traction External Links Speed Bump.
External Links is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Traction External Links Speed Bump.
External Links has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Traction External Links Speed Bump.

External Links leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Traction External Links Speed Bump	External Links
Popular rank	#15,817	#497
Active installs	100+	80K+
Downloads, last 30 days	84	6.9K
Rating	5.0(4)	4.3(247)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.17	×1.22
Last release	1 year ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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