Title: External Links Modifier
Author: Prabesh Shrestha
Published: <strong>March 10, 2025</strong>
Last modified: March 10, 2025

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# External Links Modifier

 By [Prabesh Shrestha](https://profiles.wordpress.org/prabeshstha/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/external-links-modifier.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/external-links-modifier/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/external-links-modifier/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/external-links-modifier/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/external-links-modifier/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/external-links-modifier/)

## Description

External Links Modifier is a lightweight WordPress plugin that automatically modifies
external links in your post content so that they open in a new tab and include the
attributes `rel="nofollow noreferrer"`. The plugin also provides a simple meta box
in the post editor where you can toggle the functionality on or off for individual
posts.

This plugin is ideal for bloggers who want to ensure that outbound links are handled
consistently, improve user experience, and follow SEO best practices.

### License

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

## Screenshots

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 * **Meta Box in Post Editor:** The meta box in the WordPress post editor where 
   you can enable or disable the External Links Modifier.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `external-links-modifier` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
 3. Edit a post and locate the **External Links Modifier Settings** meta box in the
    post editor. Check or uncheck the box to enable or disable the external links modifications
    for that post.
 4. Save or update your post.

## FAQ

### Does the plugin work on pages?

By default, the plugin is designed to work on posts only at the moment. Will be 
added if there is enough requests.

### Can I disable the functionality for individual posts?

Yes. The meta box in the post editor allows you to toggle the plugin on or off for
each individual post.

### What if I need support?

Please feel free to leave a support request in the WordPress support forums for 
this plugin.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“External Links Modifier” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Prabesh Shrestha ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/prabeshstha/)

[Translate “External Links Modifier” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/external-links-modifier)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/external-links-modifier/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/external-links-modifier/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/external-links-modifier/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/external-links-modifier/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0**
 *  Last updated **1 year ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.7.5**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/external-links-modifier/)
 * Tags
 * [external links](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/external-links/)[meta box](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/meta-box/)
   [nofollow](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/nofollow/)[noreferrer](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/noreferrer/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/external-links-modifier/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ Prabesh Shrestha ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/prabeshstha/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/external-links-modifier/)