Add classes, IDs, titles, rel attributes, and download options to links. Includes H1–H6 heading support and built-in link status checker for SEO.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.4K estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “class” and “editor” for “h1” and “dead links”. “class” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “h1” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dead links” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 65 average across 2,216 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 15.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,193 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 71 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
41
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
26%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| extend | #1 | #17 | up 1 |
| rel nofollow link | #5 | #22 | 0 |
| dead links | #12 | #23 | 0 |
| dead link checker | #7 | #16 | 0 |
| link checker | #13 | #24 | up 2 |
| nofollow your tag | #23 | #24 | down 3 |
| nofollow link | #9 | #23 | 0 |
| nofollow external link | #9 | #21 | 0 |
| link class | #10 | #22 | up 2 |
| broken link checker | #19 | #23 | down 3 |
| external link checker | #12 | #23 | 0 |
| nofollow external links | #17 | #24 | 0 |
| links link management | #20 | #24 | up 1 |
| rel nofollow | #23 | #24 | up 1 |
| links checker | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| class your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
51 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 36 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “class” and “editor” for “h1” and “dead links”. “class” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “h1” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dead links” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 825 · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v2.0.2 · 21 May 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 59% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 12 Jan 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Digital & SEO6.9y ago
The idea is great and a great job but it doesn’t work with the Gutenberg editor 🙁 When the plugin is updated by adding the functionalities under the existing “open in new window” button in the Gutenberg editor, it will obviously deserve 5 stars. This topic was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by Digital & SEO.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ photoworkout8.6y ago
Easy to use for adding a Link Class attribute for your links in the TinyMCE editor.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.0.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Extend Link <= 2.0.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery ↗
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add classes, IDs, titles, rel attributes, and download options to links. Includes H1–H6 heading support and..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, YouTube, Vimeo.
- ! Headings and lists 5 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,492 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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noindex SEO 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - R Restore Link Title Field 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- U Ultimate Noindex Nofollow Tool II 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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