Linker – URL shortener & track outbound link clicks
by Elementor · Analytics
Also makes 13 other plugins · 12.3M+ installs across the portfolio →
Track Outbound Link Clicks Easily: Shorten & track your site links by using your own domain name. e.g. "your-domain.com/go/link"
58 health vs 64 average across 1,029 Analytics plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 628 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
318
now · peak 1.3K
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.
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
1.7y ago
latest release · v1.3.0
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-04-13 · 1,435 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. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.
Details
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3.0 New: Introducing URL Parameters forwarding for improved tracking on every redirection 1.3.0
- — Version 1.2.2 Security Fix: Add escaping data in the admin area 1.2.2
- — Version 1.2.1 Tweak! – Adjust format number Tweak! – Added support for other CPT view 1.2.1
- — Version 1.2.0 New! – Added filter to manage the cpt slug for linker 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.3 Tweak! – Exclude links from search 1.1.3
- — Version 1.1.2 Tested up to WordPress v4.4.2 1.1.2
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- 2023-10-31 CVE-2023-47177 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.2.1 Patched in 1.2.2
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 6.5.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 134 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 110 more locales with partial translations.
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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WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B - A Attachment Pages Redirect 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B
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Simple Page Redirect 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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