Best rel plugins for WordPress
The most popular rel plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Rel Nofollow leads with 700+ active installs, ahead of UGC Comments (200+) and NoFollowr (200+). All 13 plugins tagged “rel” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 rel plugins
- 1.
Rel NofollowThe most installed rel plugin, with 700+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
UGC Comments200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
NoFollowr200+ active installs. Rated 3.2 from 5 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 4.
WPF Force External Nofollow60+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 5.
Nofollow for External Link TAP20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 6.
Nofollow External Link10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
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Blank Target Replacement10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 8.
Settings for YouTube block10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 9.
WPMU Automatic Links10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
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rel=”external” in a New Window10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
All 13 plugins tagged “rel”
Rel Nofollow
Up in the last 7 days:18#7,972by Stefano2 months ago
Adds rel="nofollow" to posts external links unless specified otherwise.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
UGC Comments
Down in the last 7 days:17#11,140by Flector1 year ago
The plugin allows you to manage the values of the "rel" attribute in comment links ("ugc", "nofollow").
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
NoFollowr
Up in the last 7 days:12#12,586by joel_birch9 years ago
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+
- Rating
- 3.2(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WPF Force External Nofollow
Down in the last 7 days:55#19,821by AfterDarkMike12 years ago
Automatically inserts rel="nofollow" into all the external links on your wordpress posts or pages.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Nofollow for External Link TAP
Up in the last 7 days:150#28,219by 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
Nofollow External Link
#28,980by Dinesh S12 years ago
Insert 'rel=nofollow' and 'target=_blank' to all the external links automatically into your website posts or pages.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Blank Target Replacement
Down in the last 7 days:102#29,478by Nicki Faulk7 years ago
A target=_blank replacement using a small piece of javascript and rel=external.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Settings for YouTube block
Down in the last 7 days:768#29,547by Johan Jonk Stenström2 years ago
Get rid of YouTube logo while playing, and also only show related videos from same channel. Great when you're embedding your own videos and don&# …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WPMU Automatic Links
Up in the last 7 days:238#30,316by iDo8p12 years ago
This plugin will automatically create links from words.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- 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
Auto External Link Nofollow
Down in the last 7 days:917#31,286by Viktor Androshuck1 year ago
Automatically adds rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" to all external links in post and page content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Handle External Links
#47,256by getwebinspiration14 years ago
Handle External Links gives you the power to add rel="nofollow" based on header status (i.e. 404), PageRank of destination URL and many more …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Nofollow Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:4,824#47,580by Luke Mlsna14 years ago
The simplest way to insert rel=nofollow links into your posts or pages.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day