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Customize External Links and add Icon

by Janine · WordPress.org page

v2.3.2 Tested up to WP 6.7.7

Customize External Links and add Icon has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 8,188 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 29, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.7.7.

Customize External Links and add Icon at a glance

Active installs
200+
Total downloads
8,188
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Customize External Links and add Icon well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.7.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • 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

Customize External Links and add Icon reviews and ratings

6 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.7 out of 5

6 reviews

5★
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  • does not work

    Make the update more carefully and test it, and don’t just post it publicly, I’m deleting your plugin, I don’t need the search bot to constantly index links to other sites or not

    Victoria

  • Good External Link Marker!

    Good External Link Marker, Thank you!

    Jimmy Lee

  • Usefull plugin

    The plugin works well in conjunction with Extra Elegantthemes and the DIVI builder. Unfortunately despite checked "Noreferrer" option the tag does not appear in the page code.

    ireneuszjulkowski

  • All you need for SEO, no bloat. Minor issue.

    Nice. Does all you need for SEO, getting rid of the default "no referrer" attribute. I also like the fact that you do not have to rely on an external resource like Font Awesome for the icon : less bloat, faster site. == EDIT== Taking off 2 stars for now because, as mentioned by another user, it shows the external link icon with anchor links. Too bad. Please correct this.

    Gilbert Cattoire

  • Exactly what i needed as SEO

    Nothing fancy, but exactly how it should be for SEO. Thank YOU!

    mauri01

  • Wroks fine in WP 5.5.1, just …

    Very satisfied, works very well. Minus 1 star for the fact that page-internal links (#-Links, for example to jump to other post sections) are also marked as "external". Otherwise fiull 5 stars, no problems after a few days of use.

    yeoric

Details

Customize link attributes, such as nofollow links, remove noreferrer, add icons to indicate external links

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • external links
  • icon external link
  • nofollow
  • nofollow links
  • noreferer

More from Janine

Version
2.3.2
Last updated
Dec 29, 2024
First published
Nov 6, 2019
Requires WordPress
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Tested up to
6.7.7
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Customize External Links and add Icon FAQ

What does Customize External Links and add Icon do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Customize External Links and add Icon offers 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 and Activate custom icon to indicate external links.

How many active installs does Customize External Links and add Icon have?

WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for Customize External Links and add Icon as of September 7, 2026.

Is Customize External Links and add Icon still maintained?

The last release was on December 29, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Customize External Links and add Icon free?

Customize External Links and add Icon is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.