sandywp / plugins / sem-external-links
External Links
The external links plugin for WordPress lets you process outgoing links differently from internal links.
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v6.8.1 9,000+ installs WP 2.8+
About this plugin
The external links plugin for WordPress lets you process outgoing links differently from internal links.
Usage
Under Settings / External Links, you can configure the plugin to:
- Process all outgoing links, rather than only those within your entries’ content and text widgets.
- Add an external link icon to outgoing links. You can use a class=”no_icon” attribute on links to override this.
- Add rel=nofollow to the links. (Note: You can use a rel=”follow” attribute on links to override this.)
- Open outgoing links in new windows. Note that this can damage your visitor’s trust towards your site in that they can think your site used a pop-under.
- Turn on “autolinks” functionality.
- Domains/subdomains you wish to Exclude from processing.
Auto Links
The Autolink functionality automatically converts urls to hyperlinked urls in post/page content, excerpts and text widgets.
Before:
www.semiologic.com
After:
Help Me!
The Plugin’s Forum is the best place to report issues.
Questions
- Installation Instructions
- Upload the plugin folder to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Upload the plugin folder to the
- How can I make some links still be followed?
The plugin supports a non-started rel=”follow” attribute on links to override this. If it detects rel=”follow” it will not add the “nofollow” attribute to that link.
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