Best rel-nofollow plugins for WordPress
The most popular rel-nofollow plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Nofollow for external link leads with 9K+ active installs, ahead of DoFollow Case by Case (1K+) and External & Affiliate Links Processor (100+). All 8 plugins tagged “rel-nofollow” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 rel-nofollow plugins
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Nofollow for external linkThe most installed rel-nofollow plugin, with 9K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 36 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 2.
DoFollow Case by Case1K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 8 reviews, updated 1 month ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
External & Affiliate Links Processor100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 4.
WPF Force External Nofollow60+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
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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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Nofollow Shortcode10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
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All NofollowFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
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Nofollow Adder WordPress PluginFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
All 8 plugins tagged “rel-nofollow”
Nofollow for external link
Up in the last 7 days:4#2,256by CyberNetikz2 years ago
Automatically insert rel=nofollow and target=_blank to all the external links into your website posts, pages or menus. Support exclude domain.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 3.8(36)
- Downloads
- 50/day
DoFollow Case by Case
Down in the last 7 days:3#6,605by apasionados1 month ago
DoFollow Case by Case allows you to selectively apply dofollow to comments and make links in pages or posts nofollow.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.0(8)
- Downloads
- 18/day
External & Affiliate Links Processor
Up in the last 7 days:49#15,026by 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
WPF Force External Nofollow
Down in the last 7 days:82#19,845by 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 External Link
Up in the last 7 days:116#28,751by 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
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
All Nofollow
Up in the last 7 days:892#69,467by ssik1 year ago
Adds nofollow to external and specified internal links based on admin settings.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Nofollow Adder WordPress Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:6,768#71,607by Srikant Kumar8 years ago
A simple plugin to add 'nofollow' relation attribute to all external links.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day