External Links Overview
Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is External Links Overview still maintained?
- No. Last release 1 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago. 1 Sep 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns External Links Overview, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer seokreativ since May 2025. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was External Links Overview removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is External Links Overview safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest External Links Overview update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.3.0. No one-star spike after it. 1 Sep 2025 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 2 May 2025 to 2 May 2025, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| seokreativ | 3 May 2025 to 7 Sep 2025, 21 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2025.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 14 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 4
- Tested up to
- 6.9 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 1 Sep 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 3 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 37 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 75 |
| 18 May 2026 | 55 |
| 25 May 2026 | 59 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 60 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 51 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 48 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 53 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 67 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 64 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 57 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 69 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 274 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 91 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 90 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 108 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 78 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 89 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 83 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 99 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 89 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 89 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 95 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 96 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 112 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 126 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 21 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 7% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.3.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Christian Ott |
| Added | 3 May 2025 |
| Last updated | 1 Sep 2025 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | seo, broken links, link checker, external links, outbound links |
Questions
Is External Links Overview still maintained?
No. Last release 1 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns External Links Overview, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer seokreativ since May 2025.
Was External Links Overview removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is External Links Overview safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest External Links Overview update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.3.0. No one-star spike after it.