Link View
by mibuthu · Uncategorized
Display a link-list or link-slider in a post or page by using a shortcode.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
700+
≈770 estimated
Momentum
+2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Under-ranked on “blogroll”. wp.org puts you #22; on merit you place #8. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 55.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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
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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2162 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2162 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
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| linkview your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| blogroll your tag | #22 | #8 | down 1 |
| advanced blogroll | #9 | #4 | down 1 |
| link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| view your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Under-ranked on “blogroll”. wp.org puts you #22; on merit you place #8. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
- “link”, “links” and “view” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 193 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
5.9y ago
latest release · v0.8.0 · 29 Nov 2020
30
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 85% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 70% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ xmetman6.6y ago
Hi I can see you’ve put a lot of work into this widget but at the moemnet it only partially works. As far as I can see it adds two separate widgets in the WordPress widgets window (1) Links (2) LinkView (1) Links works fine but the links are separated by a line and a gap that take up a lot of screen height and are not what I want. (2) LinkView works fine as long as you don’t assign a short code. If you do add a shortcode [linkview] or [linkview cat_filter=’Links”] for example your WordPress site freezes when it gets to draw the widget on screen. As far as I can see if you haven’t added a category then no links are displayed only the title. I’m confused – why are they are two widgets? At the moment your widget has a problem and is just limping along. Why don’t Jetpack create a simple widget to allow you to create a simple list of links – what’s so difficult? Obviously I am in a very small minority that thinks this functionality is important.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jphogannet6.8y ago
This plugin has been my go to to manage links for my WordPress sites for a long time. I really appreciate all it does for me. It makes adding links into pages simple and straightforward and allows me to change links in one place and update everywhere that link appears in a fell swoop. Awesome!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hernanitavares7.8y ago
I want to see the list with shortcodes… Normally under the link “about Linkview” there is a mention: “Below you can find tables with all supported attributes, their descriptions and available options” But there is nowhere a table to be seen at that page. Sad, I hope this will get fixed very soon. When it is fixed I’ll give it a 5 star rating! This topic was modified 7 years, 6 months ago by hernanitavares.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ psike649.9y ago
That is exactly I was looking for
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gijsvanberne10.1y ago
Plugin does as promised on the box. Nice link lists with user (client) friendly admin, intuitive category and link management, seamless custom post feel. Outputs raw classed and divved html with optional(!) user-css. Perfect for custom theme integration. Wut? Style raw output myself? No css bloat? A rarity indeed. Thank you dev!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ maxwellss10.5y ago
Does exactly what it says on the box. Simple enough documentation. Made the task of creating a links strip on a site homepage very easy. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ notjustpcs10.5y ago
We’ve tried a lot of these, and this one is as simple and effective as it gets. Thanks very much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mbollini11.3y ago
Hi all! Searched for some days for a good Links Directory Plugin that allows multi column lists of links. Finally I found LinkView and….it really WORKS!!!!! MultiColumn works FINE and it’s really nice looking. Simple and clean. 5 stars for you guys!!! Take up your good work
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence2 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (0.8.0). 0 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-08-25 CVE-2025-48110 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.8.0 No patch available
- 2025-08-19 CVE-2025-49039 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.8.0 No patch available
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 7.4.8 · WP 5.5.3
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display a link-list or link-slider in a post or page by using a shortcode."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,204 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "blogroll" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-15 800+ → 700+ down after 226 days in tier
- 2025-12-01 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-30 800+ → 900+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-11-23 900+ → 800+ down after 132 days in tier
- 2025-07-14 1K+ → 900+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-07-07 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-06 1K+ → 900+ down after 1006 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1169 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).
- H Hierarchical Link Categories 70+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
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Open Link 图链 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D - L Link Manager 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
- A Autologin Links 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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Simple Keyword to Link 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Eazy Enable Blogroll 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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