Link Manager
by Andrew Nacin · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 21.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Enables the Link Manager that existed in WordPress until version 3.5.
48 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.12.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3196 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
704
now · peak 871
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-15 · 1,498 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
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.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ lenasterg3.9y ago
It still works with WordPress 6.1
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chrisconcoco4.0y ago
Does what it says on the tin, and lets you categorise and organise links. If it was not for this nonsensical ‘rating’, and especially the output (a number value), which cannot be turned off, this would be 100% the plugin I require. Can this be fixed?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dmsr4.1y ago
Demeure dans ma boite à outils car le gestionnaire de liens natif de WP est simple à utiliser
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tobyw77.6y ago
Still works on the latest versions of WordPress and does what it says on the tin! Thanks for this 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Richard8.3y ago
This plugin needs an uninstall option. It’s out of date and not working/needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LucicX10.5y ago
Links widget is missing in wp-admin of wordpress 4.4.2
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Quantum*Bleep*10.6y ago
Even though this plugin has not been updated in quite a while, it works quite well in 4.4.1 wp.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ voldby11.6y ago
And still needed 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-26 30K+ → 20K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-24 20K+ → 30K+ up after 48 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 30K+ → 20K+ down after 322 days in tier
- 2025-04-19 40K+ → 30K+ down after 117 days in tier
- 2024-12-23 30K+ → 40K+ up after 341 days in tier
- 2024-01-17 40K+ → 30K+ down
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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VS Link Manager 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Eazy Enable Blogroll 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Link View 700+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - B Blogroll Links 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
- B Blogroll Widget with RSS Feeds 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- H Hierarchical Link Categories 80+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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