Better WordPress External Links vs Rank Math
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| Feature | Better WordPress External Links v1.1.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details | Rank Math v1.0.280 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 400+ | 4M+ |
| Last updated | June 10, 2014 | October 6, 2026 |
| Editions | Better WordPress External Links | Rank Math SEO · Rank Math SEO PRO ($) |
| Pros | Nofollow and new-window options for external links; Domain filter to decide what counts as external; No external service calls | Sitemaps, schema, redirects and robots.txt in one plugin; On-page SEO analysis and 404 monitoring included; Google Search Console and IndexNow connections built in |
| Cons | Only processes content through the_content; Options page is dense for a simple job; Older framework code base | Content AI needs service credits; Pro features and some modules are upsold in admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | — | Yes |
| XML sitemaps | — | Yes |
| Redirects | — | Yes |
| Local SEO | — | Yes |
| WooCommerce | — | Yes |
| AI content | — | Paid |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Rewrites external links in post content, Nofollow option for external links, Top-level domain and domain filtering for external detection | robots.txt editor, llms.txt generator, Image SEO options, 404 monitor, On-page SEO analysis, IndexNow instant indexing, Google Analytics and Search Console reports, Content AI with credits ($), Role manager for SEO capabilities |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google Search Console, Google Analytics |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Advanced Custom Fields, BuddyPress |
| Other | — | IndexNow, Content AI service ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 | 6.7 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 3.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | rankmath.com, cai.rankmath.com, ai-visibility.rankmath.com, api.indexnow.org, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, api.wordpress.org, searchconsole.googleapis.com, analyticsadmin.googleapis.com, graph.facebook.com, cdn.mxpnl.com, analyticsdata.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | — | 5 |
| Shortcodes | — | 12 |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |