Best target blank plugins for WordPress
The most popular target blank plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. External Links in New Window / New Tab leads with 30K+ active installs, ahead of Open Links In New Tab (800+) and Target _blank (200+). All 9 plugins tagged “target blank” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 target blank plugins
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External Links in New Window / New TabThe most installed target blank plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 77 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
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Open Links In New Tab800+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
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Target _blank200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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Daisy Links50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Codious External Links Opener20+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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WebberZone Link Warnings10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
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Diff Domain New TabFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
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Affiliatize MeFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
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Cristian Outbound ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 9 plugins tagged “target blank”
External Links in New Window / New Tab
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,048by WebFactory2 months ago
Open external links in a new window or new tab. SEO optimized and XHTML Strict compliant.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.5(77)
- Downloads
- 75/day
Open Links In New Tab
Down in the last 7 days:10#7,449by Reza Khan2 years ago
Opens external links and internal links in a new window depending on user settings. Manage all external & internal links on your site.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.3(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Target _blank
Up in the last 7 days:208#12,236by Codexpert, Inc1 year ago
Force links in posts or pages to open in a new tab
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Daisy Links
#20,821by 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
Codious External Links Opener
Up in the last 7 days:970#28,043by Codious Technologies10 months ago
Automatically adds target="_blank" and rel="noopener noreferrer" to external links in post content to improve user experience and security.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WebberZone Link Warnings
Down in the last 7 days:3,570#31,446by Ajay8 days ago
Add accessible warnings for external links and target="_blank" links in WordPress — using icons, modals, or redirect screens.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Diff Domain New Tab
#60,467by Alaanassar9 years ago
Diff Domain New Tab checks your external links and open in new tab.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Affiliatize Me
#69,571by Erin McIntyre2 years ago
Make all your links affiliate links.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Cristian Outbound Manager
Up in the last 7 days:1,041#69,606by Cristi Tamas8 months ago
Manage outbound links automatically: open in new tab, add nofollow, noopener, and exclude domains.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day