Advanced Link Directory
by Malysch · Uncategorized
Advanced Link Directory is, simple, compact and quick-setup link directory plugin for WordPress.
45 health vs 58 average across 8,243 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.12.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1370 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
56
now · peak 85
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,376 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-10 20+ → 10+ down after 7 days in band
- 2026-02-03 10+ → 20+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-01-30 20+ → 10+ down after 147 days in band
- 2025-09-05 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-09-03 20+ → 10+ down after 34 days in band
- 2025-07-31 10+ → 20+ up after 9 days in band
- 2025-07-22 20+ → 10+ down after 290 days in band
- 2024-10-05 30+ → 20+ down after 128 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP Links Page 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Simple Keyword to Link 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Broken Link Notifier 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - L Links shortcode 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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