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External Links Overview

by Christian Ott · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for External Links Overview
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

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.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 14 months (last release 1 Sep 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.1 Sep 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master2 May 2025 to 2 May 2025, 1 commits
seokreativ3 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+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for External Links Overview
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20253
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

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.

Rating distribution
5 star3
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

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.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for External Links Overview
4 May 202637
11 May 202675
18 May 202655
25 May 202659
1 Jun 202660
8 Jun 202651
15 Jun 202648
22 Jun 202653
29 Jun 202667
6 Jul 202664
13 Jul 202657
20 Jul 202669
27 Jul 2026274
3 Aug 202691
10 Aug 202690
17 Aug 2026108
24 Aug 202678
31 Aug 202689
7 Sep 202683
14 Sep 202699
21 Sep 202689
28 Sep 202689
5 Oct 202695
12 Oct 202696
19 Oct 2026112
26 Oct 2026126
2 Nov 202621

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.

Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinksScore 100 · 100,000+No Category Base (WPML)Score 100 · 100,000+Custom PermalinksScore 100 · 100,000+301 Redirects & 404 Error LogScore 100 · 30,000+Link Juice KeeperScore 100 · 10,000+

Facts

Version1.3.0
AuthorChristian Ott
Added3 May 2025
Last updated1 Sep 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP7.0
Categorynot stated
Tagsseo, 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.

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