Title: [Plugin: jQuery Colorbox] Please avoid external links
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: jQuery Colorbox] Please avoid external links

 *  Resolved [whiletrue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whiletrue/)
 * (@whiletrue)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jquery-colorbox-please-avoid-external-links/)
 * Rule 4 of the restrictions for a WordPress hosted plugin states:
    The plugin 
   must not embed external links on the public site (like a “powered by” link) without
   explicitly asking the user’s permission.
 * Now, this (very good) plugin puts an external link on the Meta Widget without
   asking the user’s permission. Please fix it on the next release, thanks!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jquery-colorbox/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jquery-colorbox/)

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jquery-colorbox-please-avoid-external-links/#post-2340430)
 * Please email [plugins@wordpress.org](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jquery-colorbox-please-avoid-external-links/plugins@wordpress.org?output_format=md)
   with all of the relevant details.
 *  Plugin Contributor [techotronic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/techotronic/)
 * (@techotronic)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jquery-colorbox-please-avoid-external-links/#post-2340605)
 * This is already implemented in the current development version.
    The link will
   not be displayed any more by default in the next released version.
 *  Thread Starter [whiletrue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whiletrue/)
 * (@whiletrue)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jquery-colorbox-please-avoid-external-links/#post-2340607)
 * thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [whiletrue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whiletrue/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jquery-colorbox-please-avoid-external-links/#post-2340607)
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