External Followed Link Highlighter

Checks all links on a page for any external links that do not have the attribute rel="nofollow" and highlights them in a red border.

What is External Followed Link Highlighter?

External Followed Link Highlighter is a Chrome extension that highlights all external links on webpages that do not have the rel="nofollow" attribute with a red border. It provides the option to auto enable for all websites and allows users to customize the color of the link highlighter.

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-01-14

By: Richard Parnaby-King

Users: 2,000+

Rating: 4.00 (8)

Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2017-08-24)

Creation date: 2017-08-24

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
storage
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 41.47K

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Summary

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The attribute rel="nofollow" provides a way for webmasters to tell search engines "Don't follow links on this page" or "Don't follow this specific link."

This tool will add a red border around any links that are leading away from the current website that do not have this attribute.

Options:

Auto enable for all websites - highlight all external links on all webpages when you visit them.
Select colour for link highlighter - change the colour of the border that highlights links.

User reviews

Does its job well! Can't complain.

Anand Srinivasan, 2022-01-12

Works great! It's a very helpful plugin for affiliate marketers that makes our life so much easier! :)

Nadezda Ershova, 2018-10-03

Cannot get rid of Highlighter EVEN once deleted - the main problem is that somehow the link highlights are following one of customers live websites around the internet - showing dotted lines on different browsers. Even when deleted and cleared all browser cache, it is still highlighting URLs on my websites I create - EVEN on other devices using different browsers? How has this happened? surely this extension is browser specific and should not highlight links from other browsers when visiting a website ESPECIALLY after deletion?? I am totally confused and have to answer to my customer why his website is covered in highlighted boxes - I need to remove highlighting from his website - Tell me how asap.Urgent

by Choink 77, 2017-11-13

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Safety

Risk impact

External Followed Link Highlighter is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install External Followed Link Highlighter if you trust the publisher.