Title: Lift External Link Notice Author: bradleywatson Published: October 3, 2026 Last modified: October 4, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/lift-external-link-notice/assets/icon.svg?rev=3726512) # Lift External Link Notice By [bradleywatson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bradleywatson/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/lift-external-link-notice.1.0.4.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/lift-external-link-notice/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/lift-external-link-notice/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/lift-external-link-notice/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/lift-external-link-notice/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lift-external-link-notice/) ## Description Lift External Link Notice adds a configurable leaving-site notice for external links. It is designed for websites that need a clear outbound-link disclosure, including financial institutions, healthcare organizations, associations, and other compliance- sensitive sites. The plugin does not require Elementor, Elementor Pro, popup builders, custom link classes, React, or build tooling. Once activated, it watches normal frontend links, ignores same-domain links, skips whitelisted domains or URLs, and shows a modal notice before the visitor continues to an external site. Features: * Intercepts normal external link clicks on the frontend. * Ignores same-domain, hash, empty, javascript, mailto, tel, admin, and editor links. * Optional whitelist for trusted domains or full URLs. * Optional whitelist for all subdomains of the current site domain. * Continue and cancel button labels can be edited. * Empty button labels hide that button. * Overlay, modal, text, title, button, and hover colors. * Font family selector. * Pixel-based style controls for modal width, spacing, typography, padding, gaps, and border radius. * Global responsive controls with optional desktop, tablet, and mobile overrides. * Live desktop, tablet, and mobile preview in the WordPress admin. * Overlay click and Escape-key closing options. * No visitor tracking and no external services. * Master enable/disable toggle for turning the notice on or off without deactivating the plugin. ## Screenshots [⌊Notice content and behavior settings with a live desktop preview.⌉⌊Notice content and behavior settings with a live desktop preview.⌉[ Notice content and behavior settings with a live desktop preview. [⌊Color and typography controls for matching the notice to your website.⌉⌊Color and typography controls for matching the notice to your website.⌉[ Color and typography controls for matching the notice to your website. [⌊Responsive sizing, spacing, and alignment controls with desktop, tablet, and mobile previews.⌉⌊Responsive sizing, spacing, and alignment controls with desktop, tablet, and mobile previews.⌉[ Responsive sizing, spacing, and alignment controls with desktop, tablet, and mobile previews. [⌊A leaving-site notice displayed before a visitor follows an external link.⌉⌊A leaving-site notice displayed before a visitor follows an external link.⌉[ A leaving-site notice displayed before a visitor follows an external link. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`. 2. Activate **Lift External Link Notice** in WordPress. 3. Go to **Settings > Lift External Link Notice**. 4. Configure the notice content, whitelist, behavior, and styling. 5. Test an external link on the frontend while logged in and logged out. ## FAQ ### Does this require Elementor? No. This is a standalone WordPress plugin and works without Elementor. ### Does this use a popup builder? No. The notice modal is built into the plugin and configured from a normal WordPress settings page. ### Will this affect internal links? No. Same-domain links are ignored. You can also whitelist trusted external domains or full URLs. ### Will this always show for external links? Yes, unless the link is ignored by design, such as `mailto:`, `tel:`, admin/editor links, same-domain links, or entries you add to the whitelist. ### Does this plugin contact external services or track visitors? No. The plugin does not send visitor data to external services and does not track visitors. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Lift External Link Notice” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ bradleywatson ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bradleywatson/) [Translate “Lift External Link Notice” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/lift-external-link-notice) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lift-external-link-notice/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/lift-external-link-notice/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/lift-external-link-notice/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/lift-external-link-notice/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.4 * Derived the plugin URL from the main plugin file so assets load correctly regardless of the installation directory name. #### 1.0.3 * Updated plugin globals, classes, functions, settings, admin actions, and JavaScript objects to use the unique liftexli prefix. * Rebuilt the WordPress.org submission package under the lift-external-link-notice slug. #### 1.0.2 * Shortened the plugin name shown in WordPress plugin info to Lift External Link Notice. * Updated the plugin author display to Lift Group while keeping it linked to the Lift Group site. #### 1.0.1 * Added Lift Group branding to the settings page. * Added a master enable/disable toggle for frontend notice behavior. #### 1.0.0 * Initial standalone release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.4** * Last updated **22 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.6** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [compliance](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/compliance/)[disclosure](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/disclosure/) [external links](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/external-links/)[Financial](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/financial/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/lift-external-link-notice/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lift-external-link-notice/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lift-external-link-notice/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ bradleywatson ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bradleywatson/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lift-external-link-notice/)