Best external post link plugins for WordPress
The most popular external post link plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. OutBoundLinks leads with 70+ active installs, ahead of External outbonding links (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “external post link” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 external post link plugins
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OutBoundLinksThe most installed external post link plugin, with 70+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
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External outbonding links10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 2 plugins tagged “external post link”
OutBoundLinks
Down in the last 7 days:117#18,773by Yogesh Pawar5 years ago
Open External links in new tab with this plugin.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
External outbonding links
Down in the last 7 days:2,360#43,167by Ganesh Paygude8 years ago
Allow to add the rel="nofollow" and target="_blank" for external links which helps for SEO.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day