Internal Links Manager
by webraketen · SEO
Automated internal linking made easy. Optimize your SEO performance, strengthen your link juice, and improve user experience automatically.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “seo”, “user experience” and “search engine optimization” for “internal linking”, “link” and “automated”. “seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “internal linking” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “user experience” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “link” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “search engine optimization” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “automated” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 65 average across 2,230 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.3%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 234.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,194 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.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 13 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 33 reviews, smoothed to 4.38★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| link building your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| internal links your tag | #2 | #3 | up 2 |
| building | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| links manager | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| internal | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| link juice | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| internal link | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| automated linking | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| internal linking | #7 | #5 | 0 |
| link | #7 | #9 | down 1 |
| automated | #9 | #14 | up 1 |
| automated links | #4 | #6 | up 1 |
| linking | #11 | #12 | 0 |
| link manager | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| automated seo | #6 | #7 | 0 |
| keyword internal linking | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| links | #18 | #18 | down 2 |
| search engine optimization your tag | #20 | #16 | down 1 |
| seo internal linking | #7 | #6 | 0 |
| add link | #7 | #6 | 0 |
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
110 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 69 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “seo”, “user experience” and “search engine optimization” for “internal linking”, “link” and “automated”. “seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “internal linking” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “user experience” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “link” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “search engine optimization” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “automated” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 16.4K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
13d ago
latest release · v3.2.0 · 20 Oct 2026
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ buildtech1.9y ago
Best in Top10 auto link plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dejtonaweb2.1y ago
It helm me to quickly improve my web [link removed by moderator — no links permitted in reviews] This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Steven Stern (sterndata).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ creekwalker72912.1y ago
It just works.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Moh Sen2.2y ago
It is very good. but dont work in product-category and product-tag for me. This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by Moh Sen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Schokolader2.6y ago
It’s a good plugin if you only work with Gutenberg. But if you use the bricksbuilder it does not work on sites and templates built with it. In custom post types it does also not work, if the template is built with bricksbuilder.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fredben2.7y ago
very practical very practical
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sociallyfamous2.9y ago
Shout out to the guys supporting the plugin. After reaching out they were able to quickly resolve my issue by pointing out the formatting issue of my CSV import file (I used a comma delimiter instead of a semicolon) Their adapted version worked right away. These small things do matter a lot. 5 stars from me. This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by sociallyfamous.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ datto5103.3y ago
This is a very handy plugin and saves a lot of time.works seamlessly.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.1.1 Fix: Missing File included 3.1.1
- — Version 3.1.0 Extended category settings, allowing to include / exclude certain categories Minor performance improvements in settings area Compatibility to WordPress 7.0 Bugfix for link priority settings when using multiple links for 3.1.0
- — Version 3.0.4 Fixed XSS vulnerability in statistics page Fixed a minor bug on recreating the directory used for filesystem caching Fixed Bug while saving ACF-Fields Compatibility to WordPress 6.9 3.0.4
- — Version 3.0.3 Fixed bug in Database caching Update to Freemius SDK 2.12.2 Performance optimizations Code cleanup 3.0.3
- — Version 3.0.2 Fixed possible CSRF vulnerability in link list (thx to Wordfence) Code cleanup 3.0.2
- — Version 3.0.1 Added plugin uri to header 3.0.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.2.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-06-29 CVE-2026-57345 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.0.3 Patched in 3.0.4
- 2020-08-18 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.1.0 Patched in 2.1.1
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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 "Automated internal linking made easy. Optimize your SEO performance, strengthen your link juice, and improv..."
- ✓ 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 Mentions WooCommerce, ACF.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,204 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "search engine optimization" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-04 9K+ → 10K+ up after 182 days in tier
- 2022-04-05 8K+ → 9K+ up after 248 days in tier
- 2021-07-31 5K+ → 8K+ up after 148 days in tier
- 2021-03-05 3K+ → 5K+ up after 169 days in tier
- 2020-09-17 2K+ → 3K+ up after 128 days in tier
- 2020-05-12 1K+ → 2K+ up
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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Link Manager – Analyze, Automate, and Monitor Links 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Automatic Internal Links for SEO by Pagup 900+ installs · 3.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
BoldGrid Easy SEO – Simple and Effective SEO 40K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Link Whisper Free 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP All Import – Import SEO Settings for Yoast SEO 20K+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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