Description
Cristian Outbound Manager is a lightweight and reliable plugin that automatically handles all outbound/external links on your WordPress site. Improve SEO, security and user experience with zero effort.
Once activated, the plugin scans your post content and applies the attributes you choose:
- Open external links in a new tab (
target="_blank") - Add
rel="nofollow" - Add
rel="noopener noreferrer"for security - Exclude specific domains from being modified
Perfect for blogs, business sites, affiliate sites, WooCommerce stores and any website that uses outbound links.
This plugin is fully compatible with PHP 7.4 – 8.4.
Features
- Automatically detect outbound/external links
- Add
target="_blank"to open links in a new tab - Add
rel="nofollow"to external links - Add
rel="noopener noreferrer"for security - Exclude domains (one per line)
- Lightweight and fast — no impact on performance
- Works with Gutenberg, Classic Editor, page builders and custom post types
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/cristian-outbound-managerdirectory, or install the plugin directly from the WordPress plugin repository. - Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
- Go to Settings Outbound Links to configure the plugin.
FAQ
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Does this plugin slow down my website?
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No. The plugin processes only the post content and uses efficient DOM parsing. It has no measurable impact on performance.
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Can I exclude certain domains?
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Yes. You can add any domain (one per line) in the Excluded Domains field.
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Does it work with WooCommerce?
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Yes. It works with any content that passes through
the_content. -
Does it modify internal links?
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No. Only external/outbound links are modified.
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Will there be a Pro version?
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Yes. A Pro version with advanced features (statistics, redirects, link checker) is in development.
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Contributors & Developers
“Cristian Outbound Manager” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release under the name “Cristian Outbound Manager”
- Automatic outbound/external link detection
- Add target=”_blank”
- Add rel=”nofollow”
- Add rel=”noopener noreferrer”
- Domain exclusion list