Link Whisper Free vs Interlinks Manager

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

Link Whisper Free

by Spencer Haws

Health A85

Interlinks Manager

by DAEXT

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Link Whisper Free Interlinks 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 Whisper Free	Interlinks Manager
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K ✓	7K–8K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	A · 85	A · 85
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.11★ ✓	4.11★
Reviews	145 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	81/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7d ago ✓	17d ago
Downloads · 30d	27.2K ✓	1.4K
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Link Whisper Free Interlinks 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.