Settings — Junction — External Links Controller for WordPress

By default, plugin process all external links and add target="_blank" and rel="nofollow noopener" attributes to them. If any attributes are set for the link, the plugin will not change them unless you have enabled the “Overwrite” option.

The following is a screenshot of plugin settings and explaining each option.

Open in New Tabs: Because outbound links deliberately send people away from your site. Select “Enable + Overwrite” option to overwrite existing values and add target="_blank" attribute to them.

Follow: rel="nofollow" tells search engines not to follow links and do not associate your site with the linked page. Select “No-Follow + Overwrite” or “Follow + Overwrite” options to overwrite existing values.

Opener: rel="noopener" prevents the new page from being able to access the window.opener property and ensures it runs in a separate process.

Referrer: Prevents the browser from sending the “Referer” header, enhancing user privacy and security when navigating to a new page.

External: The rel="external" attribute is used to indicate that a link points to an external resource or website.

Sponsored: The rel="sponsored" attribute is used to indicate that a link on a webpage has been sponsored or paid for in some way.

User Generated: The rel="ugc" attribute is used to indicate that user-generated content is associated with a link on a webpage.

Skip Links: Allows skipping some links, for example, to the domains of your partners. Enter (part of) the URLs to match. Use a new line for each different match.