설명

Ozi External Links is a lightweight external link and affiliate link management plugin designed to help site owners control outbound links without unnecessary complexity or performance overhead.

Unmanaged external links can silently leak SEO authority or create affiliate compliance risks. This plugin provides clear, guided controls to manage those links responsibly while keeping everything fully transparent and local to your WordPress site.

All functionality runs entirely on your own server.
No external APIs, no tracking, and no third-party services.

How it helps your site

Protects SEO by managing outbound link attributes
Helps meet Google’s affiliate disclosure recommendations
Creates clean, branded redirect links you control
Provides lightweight click insights without analytics bloat
Keeps full ownership of your data

Features

External Link Controls
Automatically apply target="_blank" and rel="nofollow" to external links.
Affiliate Compliance Option
Optionally add rel="sponsored" to outbound affiliate links.
Trusted Domain Whitelist
Exclude specific domains (partners, tools, or sub-domains) from external link rules.
Optional External Link Indicator
Add a subtle arrow icon to external links so users know when they are leaving your site.
Built-in Link Cloaking
Create clean redirect URLs such as /go/product without creating pages or rewrite rules.
Click Tracking
View how many times each cloaked link is used, including last click time.
Labels & Notes
Add usage notes to cloaked links to track where and why they are used.

Design philosophy

Ozi External Links is a lightweight plugin that helps you manage external and affiliate links safely and responsibly.

It allows you to control outbound link behaviour, apply SEO-friendly attributes, and create clean redirect links without affecting site performance.

All processing happens locally on your WordPress site.
No external APIs, no tracking, and no third-party services.

스크린샷

External link settings and SEO controls.

Affiliate compliance and link behaviour options. — External link settings and SEO controls.

설치

Upload the plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory, or install via the WordPress plugin installer.
Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu.
Go to Ozi External Links Settings to configure SEO and compliance options.
Go to Ozi External Links Cloaked Links to create and manage redirect links.

FAQ

Does this plugin use any external APIs or tracking services?: No. All processing and data storage happens locally on your WordPress site.
Is link cloaking included?: Yes. Link cloaking and click tracking are included.
Will this permanently modify my content?: No. Links are processed dynamically. Deactivating the plugin restores original behaviour.
Can I exclude trusted domains from external link rules?: Yes. Use the whitelist to exclude specific domains.
Does this plugin collect user data?: No. All data remains on your own site.

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변경이력

2.5.0

Plugin made fully free with all features enabled
Codebase cleanup and prefix standardisation
Improved redirect handling and click tracking
Security and WordPress.org compliance hardening

2.3.0

Unified branded admin interface
Improved cloaked links management UI
Labels and click reset added
No external dependencies

2.0.0

Added link cloaking and click tracking
Added affiliate compliance options

1.0.0

Initial release with external link attribute management