{"id":251408,"date":"2025-09-14T11:52:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/external-links-new-tab\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T11:51:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:51:58","slug":"external-links-new-tab","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/kea.wordpress.org\/plugins\/external-links-new-tab\/","author":23363394,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","version":"1.0.0","stable_tag":"1.0.0","tested":"6.8.5","requires":"6.0","requires_php":"","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"External Links New Tab","header_author":"ATechSol","header_description":"Automatically opens all external links in a new tab, adding rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" for security and SEO. No settings required.","assets_banners_color":"7273a2","last_updated":"2025-09-14 11:51:58","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"","header_author_uri":"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/atechsol\/","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":231,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","changelog"],"tags":{"1.0.0":{"tag":"1.0.0","author":"atechsol","date":"2025-09-14 11:51:58"}},"upgrade_notice":[],"ratings":[],"assets_icons":{"icon-256x256.gif":{"filename":"icon-256x256.gif","revision":3361255,"resolution":"256x256","location":"assets","locale":""}},"assets_banners":{"banner-1544x500.jpg":{"filename":"banner-1544x500.jpg","revision":3361261,"resolution":"1544x500","location":"assets","locale":""},"banner-772x250.jpg":{"filename":"banner-772x250.jpg","revision":3361261,"resolution":"772x250","location":"assets","locale":""}},"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.0.0"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":[],"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[9888,28224,140399,600,186],"plugin_category":[54,55],"plugin_contributors":[247821],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-251408","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-external-links","plugin_tags-new-tab","plugin_tags-noopener","plugin_tags-security","plugin_tags-seo","plugin_category-security-and-spam-protection","plugin_category-seo-and-marketing","plugin_contributors-atechsol","plugin_committers-atechsol"],"banners":{"banner":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/external-links-new-tab\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=3361261","banner_2x":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/external-links-new-tab\/assets\/banner-1544x500.jpg?rev=3361261","banner_rtl":false,"banner_2x_rtl":false},"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/external-links-new-tab\/assets\/icon-256x256.gif?rev=3361255","icon_2x":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/external-links-new-tab\/assets\/icon-256x256.gif?rev=3361255","generated":false},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"\n

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.<\/p>\n\n

Why is this important?<\/p>\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n

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.\"<\/p>\n\n

Set It and Forget It: There are absolutely no settings to configure. Simply install the plugin, activate it, and it works instantly.<\/p>\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. Download the plugin's .zip<\/code> file.<\/li>\n
  2. From your WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins<\/strong> > Add New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. Click the Upload Plugin<\/strong> button at the top of the page.<\/li>\n
  4. Choose the .zip<\/code> file you downloaded and click Install Now<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  5. Once the installation is complete, click Activate<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    Manual installation<\/h4>\n\n

    For Manual installation, you download our product from WordPress directory uploading it to your web-server via your FTP or CPanel application.<\/p>\n\n

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    1. Download the plugin and unzip it<\/li>\n
    2. Using an FTP program or CPanel upload the unzipped plugin folder to your WordPress installation\u2019s wp-content\/plugins\/ directory.<\/li>\n
    3. Activate the plugin from the Plugins menu (Dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins) within the WordPress admin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

      That's it! The plugin will now automatically handle all your external links.<\/p>\n\n\n

      1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n

      Initial release of the plugin.<\/p>\n\n

      Functionality to open external links in a new tab.<\/p>\n\n

      Automatically adds rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" to external links.<\/p>\n\n

      Works on post\/page content and text widgets.<\/p>","raw_excerpt":"Automatically opens external links in a new browser tab, improving user engagement and site security.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kea.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/251408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kea.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kea.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kea.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251408"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kea.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/atechsol"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kea.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kea.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=251408"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kea.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=251408"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kea.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=251408"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kea.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=251408"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kea.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=251408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}