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Traction External Links Speed Bump

by Traction · WordPress.org page

v1.9.8 Tested up to WP 6.8.8

Traction External Links Speed Bump has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,771 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 7, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Traction External Links Speed Bump at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
4,771
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 Traction External Links Speed Bump well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.8.8, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Omitted Domains – Enter a comma separated list of domain names that you don’t want to trigger the speed bump
  • Omitted Links – Enter a comma separated list of links that you don’t want to trigger the speed bump
  • Customize Text – Customize the speed bump text as well as the continue and cancel button text

Traction External Links Speed Bump reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

4 reviews

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  • Nice External Links Plugin!

    Nice plugin, was able to delay your javascript until user interaction, working perfectly. I do have one suggestion, hope the Developer doesn't mind... Would like to see modal/button/color options in the admin/user interface. Would like to see the plugin match my theme colors. Can be done of course with Custom CSS, just that I already have so much Custom CSS, I would hate to add more. Again, nice plugin, THANKS!

    Jimmy Lee

  • Still working great!

    Seems to be working fine in WordPress 6.2.2. The only thing I've noticed is it creates a double slash in the URL which causes an issue for SEO as they will be interpreted as stand-alone URLs, which can result in duplicate content issues. Example... these show up in the <head>: <link rel='stylesheet' id='trelsb_frontend_style-css' href='...domain.com/wp-content/plugins/traction-external-links-speed-bump//css/traction-external-links-speed-bump.css?ver=6.2.2' media='all'/> <script src='...domain.com.com/wp-content/plugins/traction-external-links-speed-bump//js/traction-external-links-speed-bump.js?ver=6.2.2' id='trelsb_frontend_script-js'></script> You can see the double slash "traction-external-links-speed-bump//"

    kelter

  • Thank you

    Thank you so much for working with me.

    ChrisHPZ

  • Works Perfectly!

    I needed a solution for my client and in the past I've developed credit unions I had to make these speed bumps manually with my own code. Now, finally, I can just use someone elses. WHEW! Thanks :) So far it works great.

    Ravenous Raven Design

Details

Activates a speed bump on all external links and gives site owner the ability to enter a list of domains or specific links that when clicked will not …

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

Tags

  • compliance
  • external links
  • speed bump
  • traction
Version
1.9.8
Last updated
Jul 7, 2025
First published
Aug 28, 2017
Requires WordPress
3.0.1
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Traction External Links Speed Bump FAQ

What does Traction External Links Speed Bump do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Traction External Links Speed Bump offers Omitted Domains – Enter a comma separated list of domain names that you don’t want to trigger the speed bump, Omitted Links – Enter a comma separated list of links that you don’t want to trigger the speed bump and Customize Text – Customize the speed bump text as well as the continue and cancel button text.

How many active installs does Traction External Links Speed Bump have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Traction External Links Speed Bump as of September 7, 2026.

Is Traction External Links Speed Bump still maintained?

The last release was on July 7, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Traction External Links Speed Bump free?

Traction External Links Speed Bump is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.