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OutBoundLinks — WordPress SEO Plugin

by Yogesh Pawar · WordPress.org page · Website

v3.0.0 Tested up to WP 5.6.19

OutBoundLinks has 70+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,826 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on January 5, 2021, tested up to WordPress 5.6.19.

OutBoundLinks at a glance

Active installs
70+
Total downloads
5,826
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 OutBoundLinks well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.6.19, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Work with WordPress posts
  • Opens all External links present in a single post in a new tab (target=_blank)
  • Add a query string parameter “?rel=outbound” at the end of the hyperlink
  • Links referring within the site are excluded

OutBoundLinks reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

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  • Great work

    Now no need to worry about external links! Thanks for the plugin.

    Kiran Patil

Details

Open External links in new tab with this plugin.

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

Rankings OutBoundLinks competes in

Tags

  • external links
  • external post link
  • outbound links
  • outboundlinks
  • seo

More from Yogesh Pawar

Version
3.0.0
Last updated
Jan 5, 2021
First published
Mar 2, 2016
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
5.6.19
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

OutBoundLinks FAQ

What does OutBoundLinks do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, OutBoundLinks offers Work with WordPress posts, Opens all External links present in a single post in a new tab (target=_blank), Add a query string parameter “?rel=outbound” at the end of the hyperlink and Links referring within the site are excluded.

How many active installs does OutBoundLinks have?

WordPress.org reports 70+ active installs for OutBoundLinks as of September 7, 2026.

Is OutBoundLinks still maintained?

The last release was on January 5, 2021, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is OutBoundLinks free?

OutBoundLinks is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.