Link Juice Optimizer
by Fede Gómez · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Replace links with a clickable <span> tag, add the nofollow attribute or remove the href attribute to optimize link juice.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
5K+
≈5.8K estimated
Momentum
+33%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Slipping on “crawl budget”. Down 6 places since 2026-09-27, now #20. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Install conversion
How it's measured →21%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 24.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,786 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
36/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1022 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1022 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| link juice your tag | #7 | #9 | 0 |
| crawl budget your tag | #20 | #11 | down 6 |
| link obfuscation | #12 | #10 | 0 |
| internal linking your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| obfuscation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Slipping on “crawl budget”. Down 6 places since 2026-09-27, now #20. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- “internal linking” and “obfuscation” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.3K · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.8y ago
latest release · v2.3.2 · 16 Jan 2024
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 20 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 6K.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ InternetCommunication2.7y ago
Très efficace et simple à paramétrer. Je recommande !Attention à bien vérifier les modifications de css.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Elodie4.1y ago
Très bon plugin !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ floresneroll4.4y ago
Tellement simple à utiliser, j’ai été bluffée. Moi qui ne connais pas grand chose au code, j’ai pu l’utiliser sans problème (avec une petite video d’explication quand même, je vous conseille cette d’effi10 sur YT) Bravo et MERCI !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rafa Ramos4.6y ago
Sin duda, el mejor plugin para ofuscar enlaces. Además, su creador sabe de SEO, así que es fácil que entienda lo que es necesario. Cada actualización es una mejora real.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.3.2 Fixed bug that triggered PHP warnings. 2.3.2
- — Version 2.3.1 Added option to obfuscate links containing a word or a directory ( word , /page/ ), regardless of their position in the URL. 2.3.1
- — Version 2.3 First version of the plugin in the official WordPress repository. German translation by Jens Polomski (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jens-polomski/) 2.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 3 at 90% or more
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Replace links with a clickable <span> tag, add the nofollow attribute or remove the href attribute to optim..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 323 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("crawl budget", "internal linking", "obfuscation" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-04 6K+ → 5K+ down after 609 days in tier
- 2024-12-03 5K+ → 6K+ up after 307 days in tier
- 2024-01-31 4K+ → 5K+ up after 452 days in tier
- 2022-11-05 3K+ → 4K+ up
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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Interlinks Manager – Internal Links Optimizer 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Backlinks Saver 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D -
SEO Repair Kit – Spam Monitor, Meta Manager, Schema Manager, Internal Linking, SEO Content Monitoring, GSC Integration 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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