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Handle External Links

10+ installs · #47,264 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
NoFollowr
Shares 2 of Handle External Links's 5 tags.
Most installed
External Links
80K+ active installs.
Best rated
External Links
4.8 out of 5 from 36 reviews.
Most recently updated
Extend Link
Updated on Aug 21, 2026.
  1. NoFollowr

    by joel_birch

    Browsing a site as an admin, icons are added to external links indicating their nofollow status. Clicking the icons toggles nofollow status via Ajax.

    Installs
    200+
    Rank
    #12,593
    Rating
    3.2(5)
    Updated
    9 years ago

    Sharesnofollowrel

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  2. WP Better SEO Links

    by WP Help

    Adds a checkbox in the insert link popup box for including rel="nofollow", rel="sponsored", and rel="ugc" in links as yo …

    Installs
    100+
    Rank
    #15,182
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    7 years ago

    Sharesmetanofollow

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  3. External Links

    by WebFactory

    Internal links & external links manager: open in new window or tab, control nofollow, ugc, sponsored & noopener. SEO friendly.

    Installs
    80K+
    Rank
    #497
    Rating
    4.3(247)
    Updated
    2 months ago

    Sharesnofollow

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  4. Title and Nofollow For Links (Classic Editor)

    by WPKube

    The plugin adds a title and a rel="nofollow" checkbox to the insert link popup box. Only for Classic Editor, NOT Block Editor.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,577
    Rating
    4.5(23)
    Updated
    3 months ago

    Sharesnofollow

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  5. Nofollow for external link

    by CyberNetikz

    Automatically insert rel=nofollow and target=_blank to all the external links into your website posts, pages or menus. Support exclude domain.

    Installs
    9K+
    Rank
    #2,256
    Rating
    3.8(36)
    Updated
    2 years ago

    Sharesnofollow

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  6. External Links

    by Denis de Bernardy

    The external links plugin for WordPress lets you process outgoing links differently from internal links.

    Installs
    8K+
    Rank
    #2,349
    Rating
    4.8(36)
    Updated
    9 years ago

    Sharesnofollow

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  7. Rel Nofollow Checkbox

    by Fabio Santos

    Adds a checkbox in the insert/edit link popup for including rel="nofollow".

    Installs
    4K+
    Rank
    #3,402
    Rating
    4.5(26)
    Updated
    9 years ago

    Sharesnofollow

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  8. Ultimate Noindex Nofollow Tool II

    by texttheater

    Improves your blog's search engine optimization by "noindexing" pages you choose. Now also for page-based (as opposed to date-based) archives.

    Installs
    3K+
    Rank
    #4,102
    Rating
    3.1(8)
    Updated
    2 years ago

    Sharesnofollow

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  9. Extend Link

    by Alobaidi

    Add classes, IDs, titles, rel attributes, and download options to links. Includes H1–H6 heading support and built-in link status checker for SEO.

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #6,663
    Rating
    3.0(2)
    Updated
    2 months ago

    Sharesnofollow

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  10. Rel Nofollow

    by Stefano

    Adds rel="nofollow" to posts external links unless specified otherwise.

    Installs
    700+
    Rank
    #7,981
    Rating
    5.0(4)
    Updated
    2 months ago

    Sharesrel

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  11. NoFollow Link

    by Alex Jose

    NoFollow Link adds a button to the post editor to add nofollow attribute to any links in the post.

    Installs
    500+
    Rank
    #8,825
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    8 years ago

    Sharesnofollow

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  12. Better WordPress External Links

    by Khang Minh

    Gives you total control over external links on your website.

    Installs
    400+
    Rank
    #9,782
    Rating
    5.0(4)
    Updated
    12 years ago

    Sharesnofollow

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