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Internal links & external links manager: open in new window or tab, control nofollow, ugc, sponsored & noopener. SEO friendly.
The External Links plugin for WordPress allows you to manage both external and internal links on your site. You can control attributes such as nofollow, noopener, and whether links open in a new window or tab. The plugin is designed to enhance SEO and security by providing options for link management, including the addition of icons and specific attributes.
This plugin is suitable for website owners who want to have more control over their links, particularly those concerned with SEO and security. It is easy to use and does not alter the actual content in the database, ensuring that deactivating the plugin will revert your links to their original state.
Best for: Website owners looking to improve link management for SEO and security.
What it does well
Where it falls short
The External Links plugin provides useful features for managing links effectively. It is a practical choice for those seeking to enhance their site's link control.
WebFactory's own description of External Links, lightly tidied.
Manage all external & internal links on your site. Control icons, nofollow, noopener, ugc (User Generated Content), sponsored and if links open in new window or new tab.
WP Links plugin was completely rebuilt in v2 and has lots of new features, like noopener, ugc and sponsored values for rel; font icons, internal links options and full WPMU support.
Check every single link on your site! See if it’s broken or not, if it’s redirected, what’s the target and rel attribute and what page exactly it’s linking to. This feature is a part of the WP Links PRO plugin.
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After activating you can set all options for external and internal links on the plugins admin page.
The plugin filters the output and changes the links on the fly. The real contents (posts, pages, widget etcetera) will not be changed in the database.
When deactivating the plugin, all contents will be the same as it was before.
We are not lawyers. Please do not take any of the following as legal advice.
WP External Links does not track, collect or process any user data. Nothing is logged or pushed to any 3rd parties. We also don’t use any 3rd party services or CDNs. Based on that, we feel it’s GDPR compatible, but again, please, don’t take this as legal advice.
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