Title: Overwrite External Links Failed
Last modified: April 29, 2023

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# Overwrite External Links Failed

 *  Resolved [urbanoakco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/urbanoakco/)
 * (@urbanoakco)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-external-links-failed/)
 * My initial external link were set to
    - Open New Tab
    - Sponsored
 * I would like to update to
    - Open New Tab
    - No Follow
    - (remove Sponsored)
 * I configured in the setup. But my external links are not updated.
 * Example: This link is still in the old setting: [https://us.amazon.com/Chassis-Restoration-Cream/dp/B0188EFWZC/](https://us.amazon.com/Chassis-Restoration-Cream/dp/B0188EFWZC/)
 * Technical Info
 * WP URL: [https://urbanoak.co](https://urbanoak.co)
   WP version: 6.2PHP version:
   7.4.33Active Theme: Kadence Child, version: 1.0.0Active Plugins:
    - Head, Footer and Post Injections, version: 3.2.5
    - Imagify, version: 2.1.1
    - Kadence Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks for Page Builder Features, version: 3.0.35
    - Kadence Conversions – Popups, slide-ins, version: 1.0.8
    - Kadence Pro – Premium addon for the Kadence Theme, version: 1.0.9
    - Kadence Simple Share, version: 1.2.6
    - Link Whisper, version: 2.2.3.2
    - MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress, version: 4.9.3
    - Presto Player, version: 1.13.0
    - Rank Math SEO, version: 1.0.112
    - Rank Math SEO PRO, version: 3.0.34
    - Redirection, version: 5.3.10
    - Robots.txt Editor, version: 1.1.4
    - Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP, version: 1.13
    - Simple Cloudflare Turnstile, version: 1.18.5
    - Simple Custom CSS and JS, version: 3.43
    - UpdraftPlus – Backup/Restore, version: 1.23.3
    - WP External Links, version: 2.58
    - WP Rocket, version: 3.13.1
 * WPEL Settings:
   array(‘wpel-external-link-settings’ => array (‘apply_settings’
   => ‘1’,‘target’ => ‘_blank’,‘target_overwrite’ => ‘1’,‘rel_follow’ => ‘nofollow’,‘
   rel_follow_overwrite’ => ‘1’,‘rel_noopener’ => ‘1’,‘rel_noreferrer’ => ‘1’,‘rel_external’
   => ‘1’,‘rel_sponsored’ => ”,‘rel_ugc’ => ”,‘title’ => ‘{title}’,‘class’ => ”,‘
   icon_type’ => ”,‘icon_image’ => ‘1’,‘icon_dashicon’ => ‘dashicons-menu’,‘icon_fontawesome’
   => ‘fa-address-book’,‘icon_position’ => ‘right’,‘no_icon_for_img’ => ‘1’,),‘wpel-
   internal-link-settings’ => array (‘apply_settings’ => ”,‘target’ => ”,‘target_overwrite’
   => ”,‘rel_follow’ => ”,‘rel_follow_overwrite’ => ”,‘rel_noopener’ => ‘1’,‘rel_noreferrer’
   => ‘1’,‘title’ => ‘{title}’,‘class’ => ”,‘icon_type’ => ”,‘icon_image’ => ‘1’,‘
   icon_dashicon’ => ”,‘icon_fontawesome’ => ”,‘icon_position’ => ‘right’,‘no_icon_for_img’
   => ‘1’,),‘wpel-excluded-link-settings’ => array (‘apply_settings’ => ”,‘target’
   => ”,‘target_overwrite’ => ”,‘rel_follow’ => ”,‘rel_follow_overwrite’ => ”,‘rel_noopener’
   => ‘1’,‘rel_noreferrer’ => ‘1’,‘title’ => ‘{title}’,‘class’ => ”,‘icon_type’ 
   => ”,‘icon_image’ => ‘1’,‘icon_dashicon’ => ”,‘icon_fontawesome’ => ”,‘icon_position’
   => ‘right’,‘no_icon_for_img’ => ‘1’,),‘wpel-exceptions-settings’ => array (‘apply_all’
   => ‘1’,‘apply_post_content’ => ‘1’,‘apply_comments’ => ‘1’,‘apply_widgets’ =>‘
   1’,‘skip_post_ids’ => ”,‘ignore_classes’ => ”,‘subdomains_as_internal_links’ 
   => ”,‘include_urls’ => ”,‘exclude_urls’ => ”,‘excludes_as_internal_links’ => ”,‘
   ignore_script_tags’ => ‘1’,‘ignore_mailto_links’ => ‘1’,),‘wpel-exit-confirmation-
   settings’ => array (‘exit_preview’ => ”,‘background’ => ‘#FFFFFF’,‘title’ => ‘
   You are leaving our website’,‘title_color’ => ‘#FFF’,‘title_background’ => ‘#
   999’,‘title_size’ => ’18’,‘text’ => ‘This link leads outside our website and 
   we are not responsible for its content. If you still want to visit the link, 
   click here:’,‘text_color’ => ‘#444’,‘text_size’ => ’14’,‘popup_width’ => ‘400’,‘
   popup_height’ => ‘200’,‘overlay’ => ‘1’,‘overlay_color’ => ‘#000’,‘button_text’
   => ‘Stay on the site’,‘button_size’ => ’14’,‘button_color’ => ‘#FFF’,‘button_background’
   => ‘#1e73be’,),);
    -  This topic was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by [urbanoakco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/urbanoakco/).
    -  This topic was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by [urbanoakco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/urbanoakco/).
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   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [WebFactory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webfactory/)
 * (@webfactory)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-external-links-failed/#post-16699127)
 * Did you try without any other plugins active? Since you have a lot of other plugins
   it might be an issue with the specific environment/setup you have.
 *  Thread Starter [urbanoakco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/urbanoakco/)
 * (@urbanoakco)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-external-links-failed/#post-16699425)
 * If i deactivate other plugins, it would put my website at risk. For example, 
   if i have rank math or other SEO plugins, wouldnt that be risky to deactivate?
 *  Plugin Author [WebFactory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webfactory/)
 * (@webfactory)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-external-links-failed/#post-16699612)
 * Correct. You’d need to create a clone of the site first (staging version), test
   things out safely and only then make changes on the live one.

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