Better Internal Link Search

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1. ★★★★★ sdelfi

   7.9y ago
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2. ★★★★★ ceebeez

   8.4y ago

   Does exactly what it says. Just install it and you can start adding links to custom taxonomies (my particular need) in the WYSIWYG right away. Thanks to the developer for this! And yes, it should be in the core.

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3. ★★★★★ Invizogen

   8.4y ago

   As someone already said this should be in the core, does the job very well!

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4. ★★★★★ susanaymisael

   8.5y ago

   This plugin is essential. In fact, it’s vital for websites with many posts that need to insert multiple internal links, not only to pages or posts, but also to categories, tags, menus, etc. It adds excellent features to the internal links finder, which aren’t normally included in WP code (and they should be). I currently use version 4.9.4 of WordPress, and until now this plugin works perfectly. Thank you very much

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5. ★★★★★ lol lolling

   8.8y ago

   Did not work for Spotify but all other queries? Yes! I agree with many others; this should be in the core. This makes it so easy to search for PDF’s which is my primary usage. Downside? There is no “hover” support. That is all I’m missing. If I could see a preview of the content of the link when hovering it, that would to me, complete this plugin and it would get 5 stars.

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6. ★★★★★ kingdazy

   8.9y ago

   This plugin provides a basic function that frankly should be baked right into WP. Can’t live without this.

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7. ★★★★★ nicola.bavaro

   9.3y ago

   Nice work man. Works perfectly.

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8. ★★★★★ kilkkilk14

   9.6y ago

   I know how hard it is to create neat UI and well working plugin. You nailed it man. It’s working flowlessly. Happy new year! First review in WordPress site and I am glad I am writing one right now. 😉 Cheers,

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Translated into 46 languages, 3 at 90% or more · development strings

Plus 22 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-11-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-11-03 1K+ → 2K+ up after 8 days in tier
3. 2025-10-26 2K+ → 1K+ down after 15 days in tier
4. 2025-10-11 1K+ → 2K+ up after 8 days in tier
5. 2025-10-03 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-10-02 1K+ → 2K+ up after 5 days in tier
7. 2025-09-27 2K+ → 1K+ down after 5 days in tier
8. 2025-09-22 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 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).

• S SEO Auto Linker 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
• Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
• Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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Better Internal Link Search: 1K+ active installs, 5.0★ (25 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/better-internal-link-search