Link Manager
by Andrew Nacin · Uncategorized
Enables the Link Manager that existed in WordPress until version 3.5.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1390 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-26 30K+ → 20K+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-04-24 20K+ → 30K+ up after 48 days in band
- 2026-03-07 30K+ → 20K+ down after 322 days in band
- 2025-04-19 40K+ → 30K+ down after 117 days in band
- 2024-12-23 30K+ → 40K+ up after 341 days in band
- 2024-01-17 40K+ → 30K+ down
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/link-manager" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Link Manager — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Link Manager: 20K+ active installs, 4.5★ (33 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-14. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/link-manager