Open Links Directory

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

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.

5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank

Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Crossed into this band 24 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ marjian

   5mo ago

   This plugin is not bad, but… Since the update there is somekind problem with sending data to SQL base, I think. I can submit a site, the plugin send me info email that new post was added and waiting to approval, but when I log into the admin panel and click the post list to moderation, there is nothing appear. This topic was modified 1 month, 4 weeks ago by marjian.

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2. ★★★★★ cina

   9.4y ago

   Just Verified with the WP revision 4.8. For me it works. This topic was modified 9 years ago by cina.

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3. ★★★★★ angeljs

   9.6y ago

   Despite all of the negative reviews, I thought I’d test it out anyway. Sadly, it doesn’t work. The sites that are submitted for review do not show in the admin section, and the link to the thumbnails website is not active. It’s a shame, as it seems so promising!

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4. ★★★★★ chandeldli

   10.9y ago

   you can’t do any thing with this.

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5. ★★★★★ dotlizard

   13.0y ago

   If code is poetry, this code is Vogon Poetry. The UI is horrible. Things don’t save, but give notifications that they did. The CSS on the front-facing part is ridiculous and the customization options either don’t work (don’t save) or are useless. Also, the fact that it actually has a separate uninstall utility suggests people have had trouble getting rid of it? Man I wished I’d looked at this more before installing it. It’s apparently made to use as a tool among those shady sites who all link each other, as if that type of SEO still worked. In fact, the whole thing feels so shady that I’m going to have a good look around and make sure it didn’t leave any “parting gifts” behind. Do yourself a favor and DO NOT INSTALL THIS PLUGIN.

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6. ★★★★★ nodi

   13.0y ago

   … but not enough.

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7. ★★★★★ GregW

   13.2y ago

   I have tried for quite some time trying to get this to work out of teh box. There is issues adding categories and issues with 404 errors plus also image loading errors. Did not bother looking for support as most of my questions have already been raised with no replies given. If it cannot be supported then why have t available?

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8. ★★★★★ Rich

   13.8y ago

   After a few days page the links where installed on exploded! I felt like they some how where trying to hack my site?

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4

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.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-11-21 20+ → 10+ down after 70 days in tier
2. 2024-09-12 30+ → 20+ down after 223 days in tier
3. 2024-02-02 40+ → 30+ down after 203 days in tier
4. 2023-07-14 50+ → 40+ down after 216 days in tier
5. 2022-12-10 60+ → 50+ down after 158 days in tier
6. 2022-07-05 100+ → 60+ 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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Open Links Directory: 10+ active installs, 1.8★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/odlinks