Title: Cristian Outbound Manager
Author: Cristi Tamas
Published: <strong>March 5, 2026</strong>
Last modified: March 5, 2026

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# Cristian Outbound Manager

 By [Cristi Tamas](https://profiles.wordpress.org/median2021/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/cristian-outbound-manager.1.0.0.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/cristian-outbound-manager/#installation)
 * [Development](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/cristian-outbound-manager/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cristian-outbound-manager/)

## Description

Cristian Outbound Manager is a lightweight and reliable plugin that automatically
handles all outbound/external links on your WordPress site. Improve SEO, security
and user experience with zero effort.

Once activated, the plugin scans your post content and applies the attributes you
choose:

 * Open external links in a new tab (`target="_blank"`)
 * Add `rel="nofollow"`
 * Add `rel="noopener noreferrer"` for security
 * Exclude specific domains from being modified

Perfect for blogs, business sites, affiliate sites, WooCommerce stores and any website
that uses outbound links.

This plugin is fully compatible with **PHP 7.4 – 8.4**.

### Features

 * Automatically detect outbound/external links
 * Add `target="_blank"` to open links in a new tab
 * Add `rel="nofollow"` to external links
 * Add `rel="noopener noreferrer"` for security
 * Exclude domains (one per line)
 * Lightweight and fast — no impact on performance
 * Works with Gutenberg, Classic Editor, page builders and custom post types

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/cristian-outbound-manager` 
    directory, or install the plugin directly from the WordPress plugin repository.
 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
 3. Go to **Settings  Outbound Links** to configure the plugin.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin slow down my website?

No. The plugin processes only the post content and uses efficient DOM parsing. It
has no measurable impact on performance.

### Can I exclude certain domains?

Yes. You can add any domain (one per line) in the Excluded Domains field.

### Does it work with WooCommerce?

Yes. It works with any content that passes through `the_content`.

### Does it modify internal links?

No. Only external/outbound links are modified.

### Will there be a Pro version?

Yes. A Pro version with advanced features (statistics, redirects, link checker) 
is in development.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Cristian Outbound Manager” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Cristi Tamas ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/median2021/)

[Translate “Cristian Outbound Manager” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/cristian-outbound-manager)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cristian-outbound-manager/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/cristian-outbound-manager/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cristian-outbound-manager/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cristian-outbound-manager/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release under the name “Cristian Outbound Manager”
 * Automatic outbound/external link detection
 * Add target=”_blank”
 * Add rel=”nofollow”
 * Add rel=”noopener noreferrer”
 * Domain exclusion list

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **7 months ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.9**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cristian-outbound-manager/)
 * Tags
 * [external links](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/external-links/)[nofollow](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/nofollow/)
   [outbound links](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/outbound-links/)[seo](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/)
   [target blank](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/target-blank/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/cristian-outbound-manager/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Cristi Tamas ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/median2021/)

## Support

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