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Improve SEO, security and user experience with zero effort.<\/p>\n\n<p>Once activated, the plugin scans your post content and applies the attributes you choose:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Open external links in a new tab (<code>target=\"_blank\"<\/code>)<\/li>\n<li>Add <code>rel=\"nofollow\"<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Add <code>rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"<\/code> for security<\/li>\n<li>Exclude specific domains from being modified<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Perfect for blogs, business sites, affiliate sites, WooCommerce stores and any website that uses outbound links.<\/p>\n\n<p>This plugin is fully compatible with <strong>PHP 7.4 \u2013 8.4<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Automatically detect outbound\/external links<\/li>\n<li>Add <code>target=\"_blank\"<\/code> to open links in a new tab<\/li>\n<li>Add <code>rel=\"nofollow\"<\/code> to external links<\/li>\n<li>Add <code>rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"<\/code> for security<\/li>\n<li>Exclude domains (one per line)<\/li>\n<li>Lightweight and fast \u2014 no impact on performance<\/li>\n<li>Works with Gutenberg, Classic Editor, page builders and custom post types<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin files to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/cristian-outbound-manager<\/code> directory, or install the plugin directly from the WordPress plugin repository.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the \"Plugins\" menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings \u2192 Outbound Links<\/strong> to configure the plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20plugin%20slow%20down%20my%20website%3F\"><h3>Does this plugin slow down my website?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. The plugin processes only the post content and uses efficient DOM parsing. 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