Title: Handle External Links Author: getwebinspiration Published: 19 Dujember 2012 Last modified: 20 Dujember 2012 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/handle-external-links/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=650363) 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://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/handle-external-links_ddc5e1.svg) # Handle External Links By [getwebinspiration](https://profiles.wordpress.org/getwebinspiration/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/handle-external-links.1.1.5.zip) * [Details](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/handle-external-links/#description) * [Reviews](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/handle-external-links/#reviews) * [Installation](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/handle-external-links/#installation) * [Development](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/handle-external-links/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/handle-external-links/) ## Description Handle External Links helps you to control when to set rel= »nofollow » on external links in WordPress. You can set nofollow depending on the PageRank, 404 status, whether the URL is blacklisted or not, and many more flexible criterias! Visit [getwebinspiration.com](http://www.getwebinspiration.com) for more Plugin details. ### Support * [Plugin Homepage](http://www.getwebinspiration.com/wordpress-plugin-handle-external-links/) * [Author mail](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/handle-external-links/getwebinspiration@gmail.com?output_format=md) ### Donations [Donations](http://www.getwebinspiration.com/wordpress-plugin-handle-external-links/) are very much appreciated and will be used to dedicate time to support and updates. ## Screenshots * [[ * Options page from the Dashboard. * [[ * Sample post with settings applied. ## Installation 1. Upload the directory `handle-external-links` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. 3. Choose settings by clicking on the ‘Settings’ tab in WordPress and navigate to ‘ Handle External Links’. ## FAQ How to set a « best before date » for my posts? In your admin panel, click on the ‘Settings’ menu tab and navigate to ‘Handle External Links’. Here you can pick a date that will affect all posts/pages older than this value. How does « Set Nofollow on 404’s » work? This feature will automatically ping the URLs to check whether the page returns a 404 status or not. If there’s a 404 it will set the link to rel= »nofollow ». How do I set nofollow based on PageRank? Navigate to the Settings page and select a PageRank from the dropdown. Note: If you select PR 9 it will result in setting nofollow on all your external links because it’s practically impossible to have a greater PR. Will my whitelisted links ever have a rel= »nofollow » attached? No. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/18e4acf5db2cc79bf8c8b2645591485aab4e6e32543597e106ff80bfc83ad160? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Ruim – BAD](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ruim-bad/)󠁿 [samenezes](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samenezes/) 7 Furar 2017 Ruim – BAD disorder! 🙁 [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/handle-external-links/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Handle External Links” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ getwebinspiration ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/getwebinspiration/) [Translate “Handle External Links” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/handle-external-links) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/handle-external-links/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/handle-external-links/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/handle-external-links/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/handle-external-links/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.5 * Added a whitelist and blacklist to improve the filter * It’s now possible to add target= »_blank » to external URLs * Option to set nofollow on URLs that doesn’t return a PageRank value * Now echos a warning if the cURL extension isn’t installed on the server (required) #### 1.1 * Minor code improvements – changed the way the plugin handles internal links #### 1.0 * First version was released with three different settings. ## Meta * Version **1.1.5** * Last updated **13 n iseggasen ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 3 or higher ** * Tested up to **3.5.2** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/handle-external-links/) * Tags * [follow](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/follow/)[meta](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/meta/) [nofollow](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/nofollow/)[pagerank](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pagerank/) [rel](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/rel/) * [Advanced View](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/handle-external-links/advanced/) ## Ratings 2.7 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/handle-external-links/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/handle-external-links/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/handle-external-links/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/handle-external-links/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/handle-external-links/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/handle-external-links/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/handle-external-links/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ getwebinspiration ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/getwebinspiration/) ## Support Got something to say? 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