Restore Link Title Field
by Samuel Wood (Otto) · Uncategorized
Also makes 9 other plugins · 127.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds back the missing "title" field in the Insert/Edit URL box in WordPress 4.2
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+52%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “editor”, “link” and “tinymce” 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.
51 health vs 58 average across 25,764 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →13%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 23.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
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 3261 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 4.37★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3261 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.
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.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tinymce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| title your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “editor”, “link” and “tinymce” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 380 · 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
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.
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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Jun 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ellice9094.2y ago
There is no reasonable way that I am going to get my clients to add a title attribute to links in a code edit. I am not sure why WP would go out of it’s way to remove an existing feature that really did not hurt anyone. I am glad to have a no-code option to put in title attributes again, it is a good little hint for visual and non-visual users (on screen readers). I am glad to have some accessibility back. I will definitely put this on all my client sites from now on. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ anthonymenard7.4y ago
Thanks for this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ honighut9.2y ago
Very nice, thank you. PS.: I can not understand, why this function not is included in WP …….
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ralf R.10.3y ago
Thanks for this small but important Plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mark10.6y ago
Thanks for creating this. Weird that they removed it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stefan Nagy10.6y ago
Works as expected without any problems. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ariapictures10.7y ago
I am not a huge fan of wordpress, I do most of my own website design by hand, but some clients want a WP site, as much as I tell them NOOOO. WP does a good job and has some awesome plugins to make my life somewhat easier. This is not a deal breaker if this was not here, but I would stand my ground not to do WP sites. But with this plugin, at least there is hope. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ playpianotoday11.1y ago
Uploaded and it instantly fixed my problem with no hassle.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3 Fix the updateFields issue. When you click on a link from the search results, it should now populate the title correctly, like the old versions did. 1.3
- — Version 1.2 Changed the JS to use original wpLink functions for everything except htmlUpdate, to improve compatibility. Ref: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/32180 Fix issue with title field not resetting on a new link 1.2
- — Version 1.1 Rewrite mostly by SergeyBiryukov to be somewhat smaller and more forward compatible. 1.1
- — Version 1.0 First version. 1.0
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds back the missing "title" field in the Insert/Edit URL box in WordPress 4.2"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 138 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "tinyMCE" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-27 4K+ → 3K+ down after 440 days in tier
- 2024-07-14 5K+ → 4K+ down after 473 days in tier
- 2023-03-29 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-03-27 5K+ → 6K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-03-23 6K+ → 5K+ down after 325 days in tier
- 2022-05-02 7K+ → 6K+ down after 486 days in tier
- 2021-01-01 8K+ → 7K+ down after 244 days in tier
- 2020-05-02 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1032 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).
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Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
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AddQuicktag 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - A Advanced TinyMCE Configuration 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
- A Advanced Image Styles 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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