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OutBoundLinks

Description

This plugin opens external links present in post in a new tab with query string parameter.

Details

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

Installation

The Plugin can be installed in two ways.

Download and Install

  1. Download and upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/outboundlinks directory from the WordPress plugin repository.
  2. Activate the plugin through the β€˜Plugins’ screen in WordPress admin.

Using Plugin Interface

  1. Open the plugin Interface in the wordpress admin and click on β€œAdd new”.
  2. In the Search box enter β€œoutboundlinks” and hit Enter.
  3. Click on β€œInstall” to install the plugin.

FAQ

Does OutboundLinks modify any file?

No! The plugin does not modify any of your WordPress files.

Need to support for more custom Post Types?

If you want the plugin to support OutBoundLinks for other custom post types (CPT), than please create a support ticket and we would be happy to introduce the new change in the next version of plugin as soon as possible.

Reviews

πŸ‚ 9️⃣ 3, 2016
Now no need to worry about external links! Thanks for the plugin.
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Contributors & Developers

“OutBoundLinks” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

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Changelog

3.0.0

  • Compatibility changes to make it work with latest WordPress version.

2.0.0

  • Compatibility changes to make it work with latest WordPress version.
  • Code changes for PHP 7.2 version.