Amber

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Reviewers call it a genuine fix for link rot and like that it archives post links automatically, with asks for clearer docs on local archive folders and permissions.

1. ★★★★★ mgoi

   10.5y ago

   Many thanks to the developers for this must-have plugin for anyone running an academic database using WordPress. The plugin provides a great solution to tackle link decay that does not involve manually creating links on perma.cc etc. A few words on areas of possible improvement: – better documentation for creation of local folder (and the pesky permission issues) in which archives are created – better documentation of how to access locally stored archives (I still haven’t found how to do this) – fix the selection of the places where archives are created: for now it seemingly randomly chooses among the three options I selected (local, perks.cc and internet archive), rather than creating three archives systematically – better error messages – a large number of links are not archived and there is no explanation as to why that is

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2. ★★★★★ mattmaldre

   10.6y ago

   Having an internet where content is available over long periods of time is very important. This plug-in does a great job of making this dream become more realistic. Very handy how it automatically archives all the links in each blog post. The plug-in will tell you which links were successfully saved, and which aren’t. It does not archive tweets or flickr photos. But it does a handy job of archiving other articles. You can even set the limit of how big each archived article is, and the you can set the maximum limit of all the archived articles held on your domain. If you like, you can even bulk archive all the links on your blog at once! (use the Amber Dashboard). If you believe in an internet that is a resource for future generations, please consider using the Amber plug-in to archive all your links. This topic was modified 9 years, 6 months ago by mattmaldre. Reason: Part of my review was not correct. There is a way of bulk adding items. I have updated my review to reflect this

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

1. Medium · 6.1 Amber <= 1.4.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-01-14 CVE-2025-22754 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.4.4 No patch available

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-13 60+ → 50+ down after 313 days in tier
2. 2025-10-04 70+ → 60+ down after 8 days in tier
3. 2025-09-26 60+ → 70+ up after 4 days in tier
4. 2025-09-22 70+ → 60+ down after 177 days in tier
5. 2025-03-29 80+ → 70+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2025-03-27 70+ → 80+ up after 4 days in tier
7. 2025-03-23 80+ → 70+ down after 214 days in tier
8. 2024-08-21 90+ → 80+ down after 5 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

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• AutoConvert Greeklish Permalinks 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B
• Gallery Custom Links 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Link Whisper Free 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A

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Amber: 50+ active installs, 4.5★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/amberlink