Broken Link Checker vs External Links Mask
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Broken Link Checker ranks #126 on the popular list; External Links Mask is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Downloads this week: Broken Link Checker 62,400 and External Links Mask 14.
| Metric | Broken Link Checker | External Links Mask |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #126 ▼ 1 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 500K+ | — |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 62,400 | 14 |
| Rating | 3.8★ (604) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Oct 13, 2026 | Jan 28, 2019 |
| Current version | 2.4.15 | 1.0.0 |
| Best rank on record | #119 | #46,422 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2007 | Jan 2019 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Are Broken Link Checker or External Links Mask alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.