External Links

The external links plugin for WordPress lets you process outgoing links differently from internal links.

Author:Denis de Bernardy & Mike Koepke (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:2.8
WordPress version tested:4.7.17
Plugin version:6.8.1
Added to WordPress repository:20-12-2008
Last updated:29-04-2017
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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Plugin URI:http://www.semiologic.com/software/external-l...
Total downloads:351 776
Active installs:10 000+
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The external links plugin for WordPress lets you process outgoing links differently from internal links.

Usage

Under Settings / External Links, you can configure the plugin to:

  • Process all outgoing links, rather than only those within your entries’ content and text widgets.
  • Add an external link icon to outgoing links. You can use a class=”no_icon” attribute on links to override this.
  • Add rel=nofollow to the links. (Note: You can use a rel=”follow” attribute on links to override this.)
  • Open outgoing links in new windows. Note that this can damage your visitor’s trust towards your site in that they can think your site used a pop-under.
  • Turn on “autolinks” functionality.
  • Domains/subdomains you wish to Exclude from processing.

Auto Links

The Autolink functionality automatically converts urls to hyperlinked urls in post/page content, excerpts and text widgets.

Before:

www.semiologic.com

After:

www.semiologic.com

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