Report - No External Links 5.1.7

Does No External Links work with WordPress 6.8.3 and PHP 8.1.12? A smoke test was performed on 2025-10-02 00:16:32 UTC.

Summary

Errors

	No PHP errors, warnings or notices
6	JavaScript exceptions
	All test pages loaded successfully
	No resource errors

Performance

Memory usage: 237.8 KiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: insignificant.
The plugin didn't make the site noticeably slower.

Environment

WordPress version	6.8.3
PHP version	8.1.12
MySQL version	10.6.10
PHP memory limit	512M

Plugin Info

Last updated	2025-11-29T11:53:00+00:00
Active installs	8,000+
WordPress.org page	https://wordpress.org/plugins/mihdan-no-external-links/
Badges	Get badge code

Pages 12

Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress

URL	/wp-admin/plugins.php?plugin_status=all&paged=1&s
Requested URL	/wp-admin/plugins.php?action=activate&plugin=mihdan-no-external-links%2Fmihdan-no-external-links.php&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s&_wpnonce=05952487d7
Aspect	after-activation
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.325 s
Memory usage	3.76 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

No External Links

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=mihdan-no-external-links
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.479 s
Memory usage	3.72 MiB
JS errors	[ { "message": "TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'value')\n at Function.fg [as fromTextArea] (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:32:31506)\n at Object.d.codeEditor.initialize (/wp-admin/js/code-editor.min.js?ver=6.8.3:2:1977)\n at HTMLDocument.<anonymous> (/wp-admin/admin.php?page=mihdan-no-external-links:53:36)\n at e (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:2:27028)\n at t (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:2:27330)", "trace": null, "code": null } ]
Resource errors	None

No External Links → Links

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=mihdan-no-external-links&tab=links
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.245 s
Memory usage	3.72 MiB
JS errors	[ { "message": "TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'value')\n at Function.fg [as fromTextArea] (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:32:31506)\n at Object.d.codeEditor.initialize (/wp-admin/js/code-editor.min.js?ver=6.8.3:2:1977)\n at HTMLDocument.<anonymous> (/wp-admin/admin.php?page=mihdan-no-external-links&tab=links:53:36)\n at e (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:2:27028)\n at t (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:2:27330)", "trace": null, "code": null } ]
Resource errors	None

No External Links → SEO hide

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=mihdan-no-external-links&tab=seo_hide
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.200 s
Memory usage	3.72 MiB
JS errors	[ { "message": "TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'value')\n at Function.fg [as fromTextArea] (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:32:31506)\n at Object.d.codeEditor.initialize (/wp-admin/js/code-editor.min.js?ver=6.8.3:2:1977)\n at HTMLDocument.<anonymous> (/wp-admin/admin.php?page=mihdan-no-external-links&tab=seo_hide:53:36)\n at e (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:2:27028)\n at t (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:2:27330)", "trace": null, "code": null } ]
Resource errors	None

No External Links → Include / Exclude

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=mihdan-no-external-links&tab=include_exclude
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.216 s
Memory usage	3.72 MiB
JS errors	[ { "message": "TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'value')\n at Function.fg [as fromTextArea] (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:32:31506)\n at Object.d.codeEditor.initialize (/wp-admin/js/code-editor.min.js?ver=6.8.3:2:1977)\n at HTMLDocument.<anonymous> (/wp-admin/admin.php?page=mihdan-no-external-links&tab=include_exclude:53:36)\n at e (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:2:27028)\n at t (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:2:27330)", "trace": null, "code": null } ]
Resource errors	None

No External Links → Advanced

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=mihdan-no-external-links&tab=advanced
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.208 s
Memory usage	3.72 MiB
JS errors	[ { "message": "TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'value')\n at Function.fg [as fromTextArea] (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:32:31506)\n at Object.d.codeEditor.initialize (/wp-admin/js/code-editor.min.js?ver=6.8.3:2:1977)\n at HTMLDocument.<anonymous> (/wp-admin/admin.php?page=mihdan-no-external-links&tab=advanced:53:36)\n at e (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:2:27028)\n at t (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:2:27330)", "trace": null, "code": null } ]
Resource errors	None

No External Links → Plugins

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=mihdan-no-external-links&tab=plugins
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.408 s
Memory usage	4.07 MiB
JS errors	[ { "message": "TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'value')\n at Function.fg [as fromTextArea] (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:32:31506)\n at Object.d.codeEditor.initialize (/wp-admin/js/code-editor.min.js?ver=6.8.3:2:1977)\n at HTMLDocument.<anonymous> (/wp-admin/admin.php?page=mihdan-no-external-links&tab=plugins:53:36)\n at e (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:2:27028)\n at t (/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5Bchunk_0%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,underscore,wp-codemirror&ver=6.8.3:2:27330)", "trace": null, "code": null } ]
Resource errors	None

No External Links → Masks

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=mihdan-no-external-links-masks
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.185 s
Memory usage	3.72 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

No External Links → Logs

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=mihdan-no-external-links-logs
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.310 s
Memory usage	3.72 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Test site – Just another WordPress site

URL	/
Aspect	front-page
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.239 s
Memory usage	3.51 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Add Post ‹ Test site — WordPress

URL	/wp-admin/post-new.php
Aspect	new-meta-boxes
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.608 s
Memory usage	6.36 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Add Page ‹ Test site — WordPress

URL	/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page
Aspect	new-meta-boxes
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.601 s
Memory usage	6.35 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Benchmark

URL	Load time			Memory usage
URL	Inactive	Active	Change	Inactive	Active	Change
/wp-admin/index.php	0.293 s	0.404 s	+0.111 s	3.51 MiB	3.74 MiB	+ 237.8 KiB
/wp-admin/edit.php	0.198 s	0.235 s	+0.037 s	3.57 MiB	3.89 MiB	+ 324.07 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php	0.930 s	0.917 s	-0.013 s	6.06 MiB	6.36 MiB	+ 309.1 KiB
/wp-admin/upload.php	0.553 s	0.540 s	-0.013 s	3.52 MiB	3.74 MiB	+ 220.44 KiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php	0.216 s	0.199 s	-0.017 s	3.5 MiB	3.72 MiB	+ 224.76 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php	0.275 s	0.239 s	-0.036 s	3.49 MiB	3.72 MiB	+ 232.94 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category	0.195 s	0.199 s	+0.004 s	3.5 MiB	3.74 MiB	+ 243.64 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page	0.606 s	0.819 s	+0.213 s	6.05 MiB	6.35 MiB	+ 304.64 KiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php	0.479 s	0.489 s	+0.010 s	3.5 MiB	3.72 MiB	+ 221.57 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php	0.236 s	0.211 s	-0.025 s	3.52 MiB	3.74 MiB	+ 220.76 KiB
/	0.295 s	0.191 s	-0.104 s	3.43 MiB	3.51 MiB	+ 76.04 KiB
Average	0.389 s	0.404 s	+0.015 s	3.97 MiB	4.2 MiB	+ 237.8 KiB

Code Statistics

Note: Third-party libraries and minified JS/CSS files are excluded from these statistics where possible, so the numbers you see here may be lower than those reported by other tools.

PHP

Language		%	Lines of code	Comment lines	Files
	PHP	95.8%	3,916	1,541	19
	JavaScript	2.8%	116	11	2
	CSS	1.1%	45	0	2
	Markdown	0.2%	10	0	1
Total			4,087	1,552	24

PHP Code Analysis | More results »

Lines of code	3,623
Total complexity	480
Median class complexity	20.0
Median method complexity	1.0
Most complex class	Mihdan\No_External_Links\Frontend
Most complex function	Mihdan\No_External_Links\Upgrader::upgrade()

Classes	12
Methods	134
Functions	0

Additions

Things that the plugin adds to the site. This section is not intended to be comprehensive. The test tool only looks for a few specific types of added content.

Database Tables 2

wp_external_links_logs
wp_external_links_masks

Options `wp_options` 3

mihdan_noexternallinks_compatibility_check
mihdan_noexternallinks_encryption_key
mihdan_noexternallinks_version

Meta Boxes

{
    "post": {
        "mihdan-no-external-links-meta-box": {
            "title": "Link Masking",
            "context": "side"
        }
    },
    "page": {
        "mihdan-no-external-links-meta-box": {
            "title": "Link Masking",
            "context": "side"
        }
    }
}

PHP Error Log

The log file is empty.

No External Links 5.1.7