Description
External Links New Tab is a simple, lightweight, and powerful plugin that enhances your website’s user experience and security with a single click. Once activated, it intelligently scans your content and automatically modifies all links pointing to external websites to open in a new browser tab.
Why is this important?
Boosts User Engagement: By opening external links in a new tab, you keep visitors on your site. They can explore the linked content without losing their place, making them more likely to continue browsing your website afterward.
Improves Security: The plugin automatically adds rel=”noopener noreferrer” to all external links. This is a critical security measure that prevents a vulnerability known as “tabnabbing.”
Set It and Forget It: There are absolutely no settings to configure. Simply install the plugin, activate it, and it works instantly.
This plugin is perfect for bloggers, business owners, and anyone who wants to provide a better, safer browsing experience for their audience without any technical hassle.
Installation
- Download the plugin’s
.zipfile. - From your WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Add New.
- Click the Upload Plugin button at the top of the page.
- Choose the
.zipfile you downloaded and click Install Now. - Once the installation is complete, click Activate.
Manual installation
For Manual installation, you download our product from WordPress directory uploading it to your web-server via your FTP or CPanel application.
- Download the plugin and unzip it
- Using an FTP program or CPanel upload the unzipped plugin folder to your WordPress installation’s wp-content/plugins/ directory.
- Activate the plugin from the Plugins menu (Dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins) within the WordPress admin.
That’s it! The plugin will now automatically handle all your external links.
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Contributors & Developers
“External Links New Tab” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0
Initial release of the plugin.
Functionality to open external links in a new tab.
Automatically adds rel=”noopener noreferrer” to external links.
Works on post/page content and text widgets.