Limited-Time Offer

Get Extra 20% off on FullCharge Yearly Plan — available for first 10 users only. Don’t miss out! 🚀

Similar WordPress plugins

External Links alternatives

The 12 WordPress plugins most like External Links, by the tags they share, the most in common first. Installs, ratings and updates come from WordPress.org and refresh every night.

External Links

80K+ installs · #497 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
Open Links In New Tab
Shares 3 of External Links's 5 tags.
Most installed
Title and Nofollow For Links (Classic Editor)
10K+ active installs.
Best rated
Rel Nofollow Checkbox
4.5 out of 5 from 26 reviews.
Most recently updated
WP Open Comment Links in New Window
Updated on Aug 21, 2026.
  1. Open Links In New Tab

    by Reza Khan

    Opens external links and internal links in a new window depending on user settings. Manage all external & internal links on your site.

    Installs
    800+
    Rank
    #7,449
    Rating
    4.3(6)
    Updated
    2 years ago

    Sharesexternal linksnew tabnew window

    Compare with External Links
  2. NoFollowr

    by joel_birch

    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+
    Rank
    #12,593
    Rating
    3.2(5)
    Updated
    9 years ago

    Sharesexternal linksnofollow

    Compare with External Links
  3. WP Open Comment Links in New Window

    by Dipak Gajjar

    Opens all the links (URLs) added in the comments and author URL, in a new tab or window.

    Installs
    100+
    Rank
    #13,171
    Rating
    4.3(4)
    Updated
    2 months ago

    Sharesnew tabnew window

    Compare with External Links
  4. Daisy Links

    by DaisyPlugins

    Manage external links effortlessly! open links in new tab, add nofollow attribute, disable right click on links.

    Installs
    50+
    Rank
    #20,821
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    10 months ago

    Sharesexternal linksnofollow

    Compare with External Links
  5. Nofollow External/Outbound Link (SEO)

    by Sumit Malviya

    Automatically add rel="nofollow" to external and outbound links to improve SEO, protect link equity, and control outbound link behavior.

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #29,482
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    5 months ago

    Sharesexternal linksnofollow

    Compare with External Links
  6. New Tab Redirect Plus

    by Ridham

    Stop any fake data sending visitors away - By default, Open WordPress Comment Links in New Tab/Window (add target=”_blank”) tab or window with: New Ta …

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #43,744
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    6 years ago

    Sharesnew tabnew window

    Compare with External Links
  7. Comment Link Manager

    by rrolfe

    CLM enables admins to disable author links, open links in new window, and remove the nofollow tag from links that are left in comments by visitors.

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #30,936
    Rating
    5.0(2)
    Updated
    15 years ago

    Sharesnew windownofollow

    Compare with External Links
  8. Auto External Link Nofollow

    by Viktor Androshuck

    Automatically adds rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" to all external links in post and page content.

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #31,243
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    1 year ago

    Sharesexternal linksnofollow

    Compare with External Links
  9. Title and Nofollow For Links (Classic Editor)

    by WPKube

    The plugin adds a title and a rel="nofollow" checkbox to the insert link popup box. Only for Classic Editor, NOT Block Editor.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,577
    Rating
    4.5(23)
    Updated
    3 months ago

    Sharesnofollow

    Compare with External Links
  10. Nofollow for external link

    by CyberNetikz

    Automatically insert rel=nofollow and target=_blank to all the external links into your website posts, pages or menus. Support exclude domain.

    Installs
    9K+
    Rank
    #2,256
    Rating
    3.8(36)
    Updated
    2 years ago

    Sharesnofollow

    Compare with External Links
  11. Rel Nofollow Checkbox

    by Fabio Santos

    Adds a checkbox in the insert/edit link popup for including rel="nofollow".

    Installs
    4K+
    Rank
    #3,402
    Rating
    4.5(26)
    Updated
    9 years ago

    Sharesnofollow

    Compare with External Links
  12. Ultimate Noindex Nofollow Tool II

    by texttheater

    Improves your blog's search engine optimization by "noindexing" pages you choose. Now also for page-based (as opposed to date-based) archives.

    Installs
    3K+
    Rank
    #4,102
    Rating
    3.1(8)
    Updated
    2 years ago

    Sharesnofollow

    Compare with External Links

Watch these rivals every day

Add your plugin and its rivals: rank, installs, downloads and their releases update every night next to yours, with alerts when one of them moves.

Start free