# External Links in New Window / New Tab

> Open external links in a new window or new tab. SEO optimized and XHTML Strict compliant.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `open-external-links-in-a-new-window`
- Author: WebFactory
- Version: 1.45
- Active installs: 30,000+
- Last update: 2026-08-16 (3 months ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 4.0, PHP 5.2
- Tags: external links, links, new tab, new window, target blank
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/open-external-links-in-a-new-window/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 3 months ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Cluttered ↔ Clean, Slows pages ↔ Speeds up, Paywalled ↔ Generous, Clashes ↔ Plays well, Flaky ↔ Reliable, Breaking ↔ Smooth.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2022-05-09 MEDIUM: Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 1.42). CVE-2022-1582, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2490a51c-718f-463b-ab80-82d48deb2f1a?source=api-prod
- 2022-05-09 MEDIUM: Tabnabbing (up to 1.42). CVE-2022-1583, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/951b8cbd-0509-4548-ae69-6cfd67e83b1a?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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