Take control of external links in WordPress posts, pages & comments. Insert rel=external nofollow and target=_blank to all your external links.
Easy External Links is a SEO friendly, external link handler for WordPress.
The current aim of Easy External Links is to standardize the format of external links and create consistent on-page SEO.
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to the /wp-content/plugins/
directoryEasy External Links Options
page under settings and adjust advanced settings.= 2.2
Preserve class attribute on internal and whitelist URLs
Fixes strpos issue
= 2.0
Removed PHP short tags from all PHP scripts
Added nonce to POST calls to prevent unauthorized access
sanitize_text_field() added to the title shortcode on output
sanitize_text_field() callback added to all register_setting() calls
Added URL whitelist functionality
Fixed issue with internal tags
Added custom structure to link title, found in options under ‘Link Options’ when ‘Add title attribute to external links’ is selected.
Bug fixes
Bug fixes
Added support for external image hosting. Assists in domain mapping and multi support
img fix and performance improvements
Bug fixes – moved add_filter priority to 9
Control how external links open and minor code tweaks.
Added the ability to display an icon next to external links.
WordPress core updates.
Fix blank space error.
First release of the plugin.