Customize External Links and add Icon
Customize link attributes, such as nofollow links, remove noreferrer, add icons to indicate external links
The facts
- Rating
- 3.7★ from 6
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 29 Dec 2024
- Added
- Nov 2019
- Tested up to
- WP 6.7.7
- Downloads
- 8,166
Our analysis
AI-assistedCustomize External Links and add Icon is a WordPress plugin designed to manage external link attributes on your site. It allows you to add or remove link relations such as nofollow and noreferrer, and to indicate external links with a custom icon. The plugin also ensures that external links open in a new tab by default.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to enhance their site's external linking strategy, particularly those looking to improve SEO practices and user experience by clearly marking external links.
Best for: This plugin suits website owners looking to manage external link attributes effectively.
What it does well
- ✓Adds and removes link relations like nofollow and noreferrer
- ✓Indicates external links with a custom icon
- ✓Automatically opens external links in a new tab
- ✓Allows exclusion of specific domains from nofollow
- ✓Offers different icon choices and custom CSS class options
Where it falls short
- •Limited information available on additional features or user support
- •Rating suggests mixed user experiences
Verdict
The plugin provides useful features for managing external links, but user feedback indicates some variability in satisfaction.
From the developer
Janine's own description of Customize External Links and add Icon, lightly tidied.
This plugin adds and removes link relations such as nofollow and noreferrer to your external links. Furthermore, indication of external links by adding a custom icon to the link text. This plugin also adds automatically that external links will be opened in a new tab.
- Add rel=nofollow for all the external links of your posts / pages / menus
- Add target=_blank for all the external links of your posts / pages / menus
- Exclude domains from addding rel=nofollow for the selected external links
- Remove rel=noreferrer for all the external links of your posts / pages
- Activate custom icon to indicate external links
- Choose from different icons to mark links
- Superscript Icon or regular size
- Add custom CSS class to icon
The plugin is written by Janine, and is based on CyberNetikz Nofollow for external links plugin.