Best open in new tab plugins for WordPress
The most popular open in new tab plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Redirect To URL leads with 50+ active installs, ahead of Daisy Links (50+). All 2 plugins tagged “open in new tab” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 open in new tab plugins
- 1.
Redirect To URLThe most installed open in new tab plugin, with 50+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 8 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 2.
Daisy Links50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 2 plugins tagged “open in new tab”

Redirect To URL
Down in the last 7 days:239#20,300by MarcelF11 years ago
This simple and lightweight plugin allows you to redirect your visitors to external and internal website by clicking on an article or a page.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 4.0(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Daisy Links
Down in the last 7 days:504#20,972by DaisyPlugins10 months ago
Manage external links effortlessly! open links in new tab, add nofollow attribute, disable right click on links.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day