Best external link plugins for WordPress
The most popular external link plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Broken Link Checker leads with 500K+ active installs, ahead of Page Links To (100K+) and Pz-LinkCard (20K+). All 24 plugins tagged “external link” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 external link plugins
- 1.
Broken Link CheckerThe most installed external link plugin, with 500K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 605 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Page Links To100K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 157 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Pz-LinkCard20K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 4.
Simple Blog Card3K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
WP Post Redirect3K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 5 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
External Permalinks Redux2K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 7.
Add Featured Image Custom Link1K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 15 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 8.
LH Page Links To400+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 9.
Pz-HatenaBlogCard200+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 10.
Target _blank200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 24 plugins tagged “external link”
Broken Link Checker
#126by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform27 days ago
Broken Link Checker helps you catch broken links & images fast, before they hurt your SEO or UX. Scan and bulk-fix issues from one easy dashboard.
- Installs
- 500K+
- Rating
- 3.8(605)
- Downloads
- 4.4K/day
Page Links To
Down in the last 7 days:2#309by Mark Jaquith7 months ago
Lets you make a WordPress page (or port or other content type) link to a URL of your choosing (on your site, or on another site), instead of its norma …
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.9(157)
- Downloads
- 607/day
Pz-LinkCard
#1,303by ぽぽろん＠ぽぽづれ。16 days ago
このプラグインはリンクをカード形式で表示します。テキストだけのリンクにさようなら！ This plugin is intended to display a link in a blog card format. The goodbye to the text-only link.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 219/day
Simple Blog Card
Down in the last 7 days:5#4,042by Katsushi Kawamori10 days ago
Get OGP and display blog card.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 61/day
WP Post Redirect
Down in the last 7 days:13#4,085by Marco Milesi1 month ago
Easily redirect your WordPress posts to any external URL with a simple metabox. Lightweight, efficient, and perfect for SEO!
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.6(5)
- Downloads
- 34/day
External Permalinks Redux
Up in the last 7 days:4#4,756by Erick Hitter9 months ago
Allows you to point WordPress objects (posts, pages, custom post types) to a URL of your choosing.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Add Featured Image Custom Link
Up in the last 7 days:14#6,294by ViitorCloud Technologies Pvt Ltd2 years ago
Try it out on your free dummy site: Click here => https://tastewp.com/new?pre-installed-plugin-slug=custom-url-to-featured-image&redirect=plugi …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.1(15)
- Downloads
- 11/day
LH Page Links To
Down in the last 7 days:45#9,351by shawfactor2 years ago
Lets you make a WordPress post or page link to a URL of your choosing (on your site, or on another site), instead of its normal WordPress URL.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Pz-HatenaBlogCard
Down in the last 7 days:59#11,673by ぽぽろん＠ぽぽづれ。9 years ago
This plug-in to display a link in the article by using the "Hatena blog card".
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Target _blank
Up in the last 7 days:208#12,236by Codexpert, Inc1 year ago
Force links in posts or pages to open in a new tab
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Nofollow for External Link TAP
Up in the last 7 days:485#28,110by todoapuestas11 years ago
Just simple, if you use this plugins, rel=nofollow and target=_blank will be insert automatically, for all the external links of your website posts or …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
rel=”external” in a New Window
Down in the last 7 days:149#30,700by Alex Moss15 years ago
Opens a new window with rel="external" instead of having to use target="_blank" or target="_new"
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SEO External Link
#32,199by 艾码汇3 years ago
丸子小程序团队开发 WordPress 文章链接跳转安全提示页面，WordPress 网站 SEO 外部链接跳转功能。
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Chat Icon
Down in the last 7 days:536#34,435by crosstalk2 years ago
This plugin displays a chat icon at the bottom right of your website that redirects users to a specified chat URL.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Thumbnail Link for WooCommerce
#39,000by Christian Zimpel15 days ago
Link product images in your shop to any external URL – perfect for affiliate products.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Internal Link Flow & Topical Authority & Topical Map
Down in the last 7 days:3,689#42,768by Nurullah SERT3 years ago
Visualize and track the internal linking structure of your page using a flow chart. Topical Map and Topical Authority
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Link Icons
Down in the last 7 days:1,658#48,033by bergh13 years ago
Link Icons adds an icon next you your different types of links in your posts an pages
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lenix Post External Link
Up in the last 7 days:15,549#56,679by yonifre8 years ago
This Plugin gives you the option to replace any post on the site with an external article by replacing its link on an archive page to the external lin …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Auto Replace Broken Links For Youtube
#57,399by Antonio Lamorgese4 months ago
Auto Replace Broken Links For Youtube automatically replaces all broken or invalid YouTube video links in your posts to improve SEO and always ensure …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Redirection PRO
#61,789by Rmanaf3 years ago
Redirection PRO is a plugin that enhances your WordPress website by fetching and displaying the link preview for each external link.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
External Links Mask
Up in the last 7 days:8,083#63,479by Andrea De Giovine7 years ago
External Links Mask add a Out links section in your WP ADMIN and mask all external links in post content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Linkoryx
#66,410by Burhan Nasir13 days ago
Set custom URLs for WordPress posts, pages, and public custom post types. Replace links and redirect visitors to internal or external URLs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Out of Stock Affiliate Redirect
#70,319by Local Site Builder11 months ago
Recover lost sales! Automatically adds a "Buy on Amazon" (or any affiliate link) button to WooCommerce products when they go out of stock.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lexilink
Down in the last 7 days:21,924#71,178by Ludwig You1 month ago
LexiLink is a powerful glossary plugin for WordPress. Create, manage, and display terms with full customization and ease.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day