SEO Auto Linker
by chrisguitarguy · SEO
Also makes 8 other plugins · 8.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
SEO Auto Linker allows you to automagically add links into your content. Great for internal linking!
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “automatic linking”, “internal links” and “links” 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.
44 health vs 65 average across 2,225 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 86.4K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,193 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO 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 3.5.2, 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 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
3.9★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| automatic linking your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| internal links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo 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
- “automatic linking”, “internal links” and “links” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 246 · 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
13.8y ago
latest release · v0.9.1 · 31 Jan 2013
20
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.3 years ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 30 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ LewisCowles9.3y ago
I just recommended this to Paul Boag of the Boagworld podcast. It’s that good that after 4 years since last update it’s still working with a WordPress 4.8 I tested it on!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zebios10.8y ago
The idea is good to make the task quickly but come on my whole blog was crashed and it shows errors like this : c505218304b50c59c3659f6dda43bae7-links-7–>c505218304b50c59c3659f6dda43bae7-links-6–>c505218304b50c59c3659f6dda43bae7-links-5–>c505218304b50c59c3659f6dda43bae7-links-4–>c505218304b50c59c3659f6dda43bae7-links-3–>c505218304b50c59c3659f6dda43bae7-links-2–>c505218304b50c59c3659f6dda43bae7-links-1–>c505218304b50c59c3659f6dda43bae7-links-0–>c505218304b50c59c3659f6dda43bae7-header-0–> so i’m gonna look for the alternative
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aberniz11.2y ago
I’ve tried all plugins available for Internal Linking: 1) ‘Internal Link Building’ by Internet Marketing Ninjas. Problems: Links on Headings. It doesn’t allow to group keywords. 2) ‘WP Optimize’ By xTraffic. Problems: links are changed to bold; you can’t choose taxonomies (it broke my website). 3) ’SEO Smart Links’. Problems: many bad reviews, it has many problems. 4) ‘In-text SEO internal link building’ by NotedLinks. Retired. 5) ‘SEO Auto Linker’ is just the best. Period. You choose taxonomies. It doesn’t link headings. Links are not changed to bold. You can group keywords. Blacklist allow you to add exceptions. You can add nofollow in case you link to external links/affiliates.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gianfrancona11.8y ago
Just a word: the best
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ graham33313.6y ago
As far I can see SEO Auto Linker is/was the only plug-in that will do this task quickly. For my site it will work perfectly for certain words, but other words will break the site completely making it devoid of all text and content. The words that break it for me are ‘diet’,’external’ and ’causes’. Of course, if it only works some of the time it renders itself useless. I really hope the dev can find out what the problem is with this and restore it to it’s fully operational state. I’ll keep my fingers crossed, because this plug-in was a nugget. I will just mention, I have spent half a day tinkering with it, trying different settings, etc, even making a second using a URL I know is working via the plug-in, but all to no avail. Unhappy bunny here 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris Walker13.6y ago
Doesn’t show the settings page anymore
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eclessia13.7y ago
Does what it says on the packet. It would be perfect if you could add custom titles and alt atributes on links.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kdskd13.8y ago
Works well. Minimalist, without bells and whistles. Have 130 auto links on my site without problem. Would request bulk editing feature.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "SEO Auto Linker allows you to automagically add links into your content. Great for internal linking!"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 493 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "automatic linking", "internal links" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-07-07 2K+ → 1K+ down after 447 days in tier
- 2023-04-17 3K+ → 2K+ down after 195 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 4K+ → 3K+ down after 430 days in tier
- 2021-07-31 5K+ → 4K+ down after 333 days in tier
- 2020-09-01 6K+ → 5K+ down after 270 days in tier
- 2019-12-06 8K+ → 6K+ down after 274 days in tier
- 2019-03-07 10K+ → 8K+ down after 186 days in tier
- 2018-09-02 6K+ → 10K+ up after 485 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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Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Automatic Internal Links for SEO by Pagup 900+ installs · 3.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
LuckyWP Table of Contents 90K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Link Whisper Free 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Title and Nofollow For Links (Classic Editor) 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Internal Links Manager 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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