Link Manager vs Internal Links Manager

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Link Manager

by DAEXT

Health A85

Internal Links Manager

by webraketen

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Link Manager Internal Links Manager

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Link Manager	Internal Links Manager
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 85	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.13★	4.53★ ✓
Reviews	10	33 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	22d ago ✓	1mo ago
Downloads · 30d	1.0K	3.7K ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Link Manager Internal Links Manager

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.