External Links Button

External Links Buttons for WooCommerce lets you add affiliate links, third-party product links, or any external resources — like user guides, videos, or documentation — directly to your product and shop pages. Style buttons with custom templates, track clicks with built-in analytics, and configure everything per product. Easy to manage, fully customizable, and perfect for affiliate marketers, multi-channel sellers, or store owners who want to link products to helpful resources.

Configurations

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Go to WooCommerce > External Buttons. Here, you will find all the configuration settings for the External Links Button plugin.

Create New Button Template

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This section allows users to create and customize external button templates for use across WooCommerce store pages.

1. Create New/Edit Template – Initiates the creation of a new button or edit existing template
2. Template Name – Input field for naming the button template (eg, Primary Button)
3. Color – Select the color of the button’s text
   • Background Color – Select the button’s background color
   • Border Color – Select the color of the button’s border
   • Hover Text Color – Set the text color when hovering over the button
   • Hover Background Color – Set the background color on hover
4. Button Styles – Customize buttons
   • Border Radius (px) – Adjust the roundness of the button’s corners (e.g: 3px)
   • Button Width – Set the button width. You can choose:
     • Auto
     • Full Width
     • Custom – add button width manually
5. Link Target – Allows choosing whether the button’s link opens in:
   • Same Window
   • New Window/Tab
6. Select Icon – Choose an icon to display inside the button
7. Preview Sample Button – Preview of the current button configuration
8. Save Template – Saves the template
9. Cancel – Discards changes and exits the template creation interface.

Manage Saved Button Templates

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This section displays a list of previously created external button templates, allowing users to manage and monitor their usage.

Each row in the template grid includes the following details:

1. Template Name – The custom name assigned to each template (e.g., Amazon Button Layout, AliExpress Button Layout)
2. Preview – Displays a sample button for quick visual reference
3. Usage – Indicates how many WooCommerce products currently use this template (e.g., 0 products)
4. Clicks –  Shows the total number of clicks the button has received across the store
5. Actions –  You can edit or delete the templates
   • Edit – Opens the template editor to modify the button
   • Delete – Removes the template from the list

Button Display Settings

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This section allows you to configure where and how external buttons appear on your WooCommerce site.

1. Display Option – Control how to display buttons
2. Show on Product Pages – Toggle to enable external buttons on individual product pages
3. Show on Shop Pages – Toggle to enable external buttons on category and archive (shop) pages
4. Hide Add to Cart Button – Toggle to hide WooCommerce’s default “Add to Cart” button when external buttons are active.
5. Button Position – Choose the placement of external buttons relative to the “Add to Cart” button.
   • Above Add to Cart
   • Below the Cart
6. User Permissions – Define which user roles can see external buttons. 
7. User Roles – Available options include all the User Roles configured in store:
   • Guests (Not logged in)
   • Administrator
   • Editor, etc.

Analytics

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This section provides performance insights for your external button templates, including total usage and click data.

Overview

• Total Templates – Displays the total number of saved button templates
• Total Clicks – Shows the cumulative number of clicks across all templates

Template Performance

A detailed table shows individual performance metrics for each template:

• Template – The name of the button template
• Clicks – Number of times the button has been clicked by users
• Usage – Number of products currently using the template

Tools

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This section provides utility options for managing and resetting plugin data.

• Clean Database
  • Removes orphaned or unused external button data from the database
  • Helps optimize performance and keep the database tidy
• Reset All Data
  • Warning: This action will permanently delete all button templates and related analytics data
  • Use with caution. This will restore the plugin to its default state

Add Buttons – External Buttons Panel in Product Editor Page

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This section allows you to add and manage external buttons for each individual product. These buttons can link to affiliate pages, product demos, or any external URLs.

Go to Products > All Products > Edit Any Product > Scroll down to Add Buttons Panel. Here, you will find all the configuration settings for the External Products URL plugin.

Add New Button

• Add a new external button entry for the product
• Up to 4 buttons can be added per product by default

Each button includes the following configuration fields:

• Button Text – The visible label on the button (e.g., Buy on Amazon)
• Target URL – The destination URL where users are redirected on click (e.g., affiliate links)
• Template – Dropdown to assign a visual style using a saved button template (e.g., Amazon Button Layout)
• Status – Indicates whether the button is Active (visible on the front-end) or Inactive
• Actions – Remove the button from the product

Add Buttons Panel Controls:

• Move Up / Move Down
  • Reorder the “External Buttons” panel within the product editor
• Toggle Panel: External Buttons
  • Expand or collapse the external button configuration section

Use Case

Use external buttons to guide customers toward:

• Affiliate product pages
• Third-party purchase options (Amazon, AliExpress, etc.)
• Demos or external product details