Easy Symlinks

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 70% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 200+ in roughly 666 days.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

1. ★★★★★ Joven Refuerzo

   4.9y ago

   I personally love this plugin, but please add info or disclaimer that the plugin may not work if it sees the files/hard-directory/ that it should land to onset. So be sure to create a symlink in order: 1. install, create the symlink. 2. create the hard directory on files/ Other than that it’s an awesome tool! This topic was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by Joven Refuerzo.

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2. ★★★★★ Carey

   6.3y ago

   This plugin is very useful on secured host that only allows writable permission on a particular folder

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3. ★★★★★ tbream

   6.5y ago

   For fans of Pantheon (which we are) and users of Divi’s Theme (which we regularly do), this is an indispensable time saver. Carl Alberto filled a major gap with this extremely easy to use tool. For those using Divi unfamiliar with the problem, after Divi version 4.0.5, you can’t use Divi on Pantheon without creating a symlink. The problem is that Divi after this version assumes that it has write access to the entire filesystem, which doesn’t work on Pantheon as it is a specialized platform that doesn’t have the standard LAMP/LEMP stack server configuration. This plugin will help you resolve this issue.

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-06-28 70+ → 100+ up after 106 days in tier
2. 2026-03-14 80+ → 70+ down after 232 days in tier
3. 2025-07-25 90+ → 80+ down after 5 days in tier
4. 2025-07-20 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-07-19 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2025-07-17 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-07-16 90+ → 80+ down after 15 days in tier
8. 2025-07-01 80+ → 90+ up after 1 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).

• Pantheon Advanced Page Cache 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
• Advanced Post Manager 4K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag C
• Pantheon Migrations 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
• Debug Log Viewer 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
• Pantheon HUD 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
• Post List Featured Image 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D

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Easy Symlinks: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/easy-symlinks