Best nofollow links plugins for WordPress
The most popular nofollow links plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Customize External Links and add Icon leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of External & Affiliate Links Processor (100+). All 2 plugins tagged “nofollow links” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 nofollow links plugins
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Customize External Links and add IconThe most installed nofollow links plugin, with 200+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 6 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
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External & Affiliate Links Processor100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
All 2 plugins tagged “nofollow links”
Customize External Links and add Icon
Down in the last 7 days:6#11,381by Janine1 year ago
Customize link attributes, such as nofollow links, remove noreferrer, add icons to indicate external links
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.7(6)
- Downloads
- 6/day
External & Affiliate Links Processor
Down in the last 7 days:56#15,108by reikiman9 years ago
Process outbound (external) links to make useful changes, including adding affiliate ID tags, rel=nofollow or target=_blank attributes, and adding ico …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day