Title: Plugin causing redirects
Last modified: July 29, 2019

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# Plugin causing redirects

 *  Resolved [faitherun](https://wordpress.org/support/users/faitherun/)
 * (@faitherun)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-causing-redirects/)
 * I am very new to wordpress. I downloaded this plugin to try and not have to manually
   select on all links that I wanted them to open in a new tab. Now, every permalink
   I had that went to another part of the website is redirecting instead to a search!
 * A good example is the first link on this page
    [https://hallsofmirrors.com/hobby-update-26-7-19/](https://hallsofmirrors.com/hobby-update-26-7-19/)
 * It does open in a new tab, but goes to [http://dnserrorassist.att.net/search](http://dnserrorassist.att.net/search)
 * At this point, I just want it to go back to the way it was.
 * Technical Info below:
 * WP url: [https://hallsofmirrors.com](https://hallsofmirrors.com)
    WP version:
   5.2.2 PHP version: 7.3.7 Active Plugins: – AdRotate, version: 5.4.1 – Antispam
   Bee, version: 2.9.1 – Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights, version:
   7.7.1 – Insert Headers and Footers, version: 1.4.4 – Jetpack by WordPress.com,
   version: 7.5.3 – MalCare – Pro, version: 1.88 – MOJO Marketplace, version: 1.4.6–
   OptinMonster API, version: 1.7.0 – WP External Links, version: 2.32 – WPForms
   Lite, version: 1.5.3.1 – Yoast SEO, version: 11.7
 * WPEL Settings:
    array( ‘wpel-external-link-settings’ => array ( ‘apply_settings’
   => ‘1’, ‘target’ => ‘_blank’, ‘target_overwrite’ => ‘1’, ‘rel_follow’ => ”, ‘
   rel_follow_overwrite’ => ‘1’, ‘rel_noopener’ => ‘1’, ‘rel_noreferrer’ => ‘1’,‘
   rel_external’ => ‘1’, ‘title’ => ‘{title}’, ‘class’ => ”, ‘icon_type’ => ”, ‘
   icon_image’ => ‘1’, ‘icon_dashicon’ => ‘dashicons-menu’, ‘icon_fontawesome’ =
   > ‘fa-500px’, ‘icon_position’ => ‘right’, ‘no_icon_for_img’ => ‘1’, ), ‘wpel-
   internal-link-settings’ => array ( ‘apply_settings’ => ‘1’, ‘target’ => ‘_blank’,‘
   target_overwrite’ => ”, ‘rel_follow’ => ‘follow’, ‘rel_follow_overwrite’ => ”,‘
   rel_noopener’ => ”, ‘rel_noreferrer’ => ”, ‘title’ => ‘{title}’, ‘class’ => ”,‘
   icon_type’ => ”, ‘icon_image’ => ‘1’, ‘icon_dashicon’ => ‘dashicons-menu’, ‘icon_fontawesome’
   => ‘fa-500px’, ‘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-admin-
   settings’ => array ( ‘own_admin_menu’ => ‘1’, ), );

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 *  Plugin Author [Alexandru Tapuleasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/talextech/)
 * (@talextech)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-causing-redirects/#post-11780567)
 * Hi,
 * Thank you for using External Links!
 * The link you are referring to is not valid, if you wish to link to [https://hallsofmirrors.com/the-lists-nova-open-2019](https://hallsofmirrors.com/the-lists-nova-open-2019)
   then enter “[https://hallsofmirrors.com/the-lists-nova-open-2019&#8221](https://hallsofmirrors.com/the-lists-nova-open-2019&#8221);
   as the link instead of “the-lists-nova-open-2019” as you have it now. That should
   fix the issue 🙂
 * [http://dnserrorassist.att.net/search](http://dnserrorassist.att.net/search) 
   is just an error page from your ISP.

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 * Last reply from: [Alexandru Tapuleasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/talextech/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-causing-redirects/#post-11780567)
 * Status: resolved