=== Easy External Links ===
Contributors: nasium
Tags: seo, external, links, new tab, new window, nofollow, rel, target, _blank, Post, posts, page, pages, custom post type, comments, google, url, plugin, article, blog, search engine optimization,external link,external-links,link-target,external links
Requires at least: 3.0
Tested up to: 4.4
Stable tag: 2.2.3
Author URI: https://twitter.com/TheRealJAG
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Take control of external links in WordPress posts, pages & comments. Insert `rel=external nofollow` and `target=_blank` to all your external links. 

== Description ==

Easy External Links is a SEO friendly, external link handler for Wordpress. 

The current aim of Easy External Links is to standardize the format of external links and create consistent on-page SEO.  

<a href="http://watchworthy.io/underwater-base-jumping/" target="_blank">Demo</a> | <a href="https://s.w.org/plugins/wp-links/screenshot-1.png">Options</a>

### Features
* Open external links in a new tab or current tab
* Domain Filtering
* Show icon next to external link (100 icons to chose from) 
* External image hosting support
* Add rel="external nofollow" to external links
* Add title attribute to external links (uses to the text of the link)
* Add target="_blank" to comment links (rel="external nofollow" coming soon) 
* Add target="_blank" to external links in excerpts
 
  
 == Screenshots ==

1. Options Page

== Installation ==

1. Upload the folder `wp-links` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Visit the `Easy External Links Options` page under settings and adjust advanced settings.

== Changelog ==

= 2.2
Preserve class attribute on internal and whitelist URLs
Fixes strpos issue

= 2.0
Removed PHP short tags from all PHP scripts
Added nonce to POST calls to prevent unauthorized access 
sanitize_text_field() added to the title shortcode on output
sanitize_text_field() callback added to all register_setting() calls
Added URL whitelist functionality 

= 1.9.6.2 =
Fixed issue with internal tags

= 1.9.3 =
Added custom structure to link title, found in options under 'Link Options' when 'Add title attribute to external links' is selected.
Bug fixes

= 1.9.2 =
Bug fixes 

= 1.9.1 =
Added support for external image hosting. Assists in domain mapping and multi support

= 1.9 =
img fix and performance improvements

= 1.8 =
Bug fixes - moved add_filter priority to 9

= 1.7 =
Control how external links open and minor code tweaks.

= 1.6 =
Added the ability to display an icon next to external links. 

= 1.5 =
Wordpress core updates.

= 1.4 =
Fix blank space error.
 
= 1.0 =
First release of the plugin.