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Customize External Links and add Icon

by Janine · 200+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
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Limited data: Customize External Links and add Icon has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Customize External Links and add Icon
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Customize External Links and add Icon still maintained?
No. Last release 29 Dec 2024, over 1 year ago. 29 Dec 2024 · wordpress.org
Who owns Customize External Links and add Icon, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer blapps since Nov 2019. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Customize External Links and add Icon removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Customize External Links and add Icon safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Customize External Links and add Icon update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.3.2. No one-star spike after it. 27 Aug 2023 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 22 months (last release 29 Dec 2024). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.29 Dec 2025Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master5 Nov 2019 to 5 Nov 2019, 1 commits
blapps6 Nov 2019 to 29 Dec 2024, 18 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
23 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Customize External Links and add Icon
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 29 Dec 2024. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.7.

Rating distribution
5 star2
4 star2
3 star1
2 star0
1 star1

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

200+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.3.2
AuthorJanine
Added6 Nov 2019
Last updated29 Dec 2024
Active installs200+
Requires WordPressnot stated
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHPnot stated
Categorynot stated
Tagsnofollow, noreferer, external links, nofollow links, icon external link

Other plugins by this author: Simple Image XML Sitemap, Simple SEO Criteria Check

Questions

Is Customize External Links and add Icon still maintained?

No. Last release 29 Dec 2024, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Customize External Links and add Icon, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer blapps since Nov 2019.

Was Customize External Links and add Icon removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Customize External Links and add Icon safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Customize External Links and add Icon update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.3.2. No one-star spike after it.

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