Title: Accessible External Text Links Author: Myshock Published: January 23, 2012 Last modified: February 22, 2023 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/accessible-external-text-links/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev =2867607) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/accessible-external-text-links/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev= 2867607) # Accessible External Text Links By [Myshock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/myshock/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/accessible-external-text-links.2.0.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/accessible-external-text-links/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/accessible-external-text-links/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/accessible-external-text-links/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/accessible-external-text-links/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/accessible-external-text-links/) ## Description I created this plugin to make external text links more accessible to people with disabilities by displaying an image with an alternative that informs the user that the link will open in a new window. Thanks to Romain Gervois. ## Screenshots * [[ * The plugin in action ## Installation 1. Upload `accessible_external_links` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Go into the admin panel of the plugin and fill the ‘Image alternative text (alt attribute content)’ field with the alternative you fish to display default : “Opens in a new window” 4. add a class of “external” on the links you wish to open in a new window. For example use `My Link` If you encounter some problems with icon positionning you can add a class of : a.external img{} in your theme `style.css` file to control the image positionning ## FAQ ### Does it works with ie6 Actually not, and it’s not planned at the moment. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Accessible External Text Links” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Myshock ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/myshock/) “Accessible External Text Links” has been translated into 3 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/accessible-external-text-links/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Accessible External Text Links” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/accessible-external-text-links) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accessible-external-text-links/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/accessible-external-text-links/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/accessible-external-text-links/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/accessible-external-text-links/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0 [2012-01-22] * Initial release #### 1.1 [2012-07-15] * Fixed not working with Internet Explorer 8 #### 1.2 [2013-10-20] * Added inline style on img tag so image displays correctly right to external link #### 1.3 [2013-10-20] * Modified alternative text input width * Added screenshot in readme.txt #### 1.4 [2013-10-20] * fixed JavaScript error = 2.0 [2023-02-19] * Added translation support * Added french version * Plugin code rewrite * Enhanced security * Added uninstall script ## Meta * Version **2.0** * Last updated **3 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 3.3.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.1.10** * Languages * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/accessible-external-text-links/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/accessible-external-text-links/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/accessible-external-text-links/), and [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/accessible-external-text-links/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/accessible-external-text-links) * Tags * [accessibility](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/accessibility/)[links](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/links/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/accessible-external-text-links/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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