Simple Link Directory – AI Powered

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1. ★★★★★ JCV

   5mo ago

   Great plugin. I was looking for such feature, and it does exactly what it says it does. Thanks for your work!

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2. ★★★★★ mich3l

   1.1y ago

   It’s a great tool. Lots of config options to choose on how to present your lists.Support is also great. Had an issue with color picker. Got it fixed in hardly 24 hours.

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3. ★★★★★ OFS

   1.5y ago

   So this all started when I got an email saying that I had to pay to renew a plugin called “Simple Link Directory,” but when I went to look in my settings and left nav, I couldn’t find it. I couldn’t even find it on the plugins page. I wasted my time. Another issue was the email told me I only had one day to pay otherwise I would be removed from the plugin. I was like WHAT??? Why am I only given one day to pay? So I wrote to the email asking who they are and stated that they probably didn’t give me the right name of the plugin as so many developers don’t do. I asked them to give it to me and then I asked why they were rushing me and only giving me less then 24 hours to pay. I’ve noticed that this is a huge problem with some developers. They name their plugin one thing, then once it’s installed, they name it another name, and sometimes there’s even a third name listed in some other place I can’t remember right now. Anyway, instead of answering my question about the name, they just kept pushing their link to me to pay. I said you didn’t answer my question. They also claimed they sent out 3 emails. I only got ONE. Instead of answering my question a 3rd time AGAIN they said… “Simply purchase a new license from (link removed) and replace the license key from the Help and License page.” I have no idea who they are, what plugin this is for, and they can’t even answer my questions! All I’ve done is waste my time with this company and they ignored my last email. I don’t care if I was upset. Three emails and they can’t answer a simple question. After more wasted time, we figured out it was a plugin I purchased last year, it didn’t do what we needed, so they gave us a refund & of course it was removed. They didn’t even look into that when I said I couldn’t find their plugin. I should have been removed from their rebill notices last year & now I’m still getting emails from them just today. I’ll see if there’s an unsub link. Oh, and they removed my review so I’m redoing it. If this gets censored again, I’ll spend my time letting everyone know what kind of company this is.

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4. ★★★★★ cryptoknowhow

   1.5y ago

   Great support, thumbs up to Jamil! Love the Simple Link Directory.

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5. ★★★★★ zzelladonatella

   2.3y ago

   Needed a link directory to show a repertoire of recordings and sheet music for a choir’s songs and this did the job perfectly. Easy to configure. Thanks!

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6. ★★★★★ charlsouma

   2.5y ago

   A neat and nifty tool to easily show different information in a nice way. Easy to use, and useful in application

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7. ★★★★★ joshivince

   2.6y ago

   The Simple Link Directory plugin (in my case the Pro version) is really what I need. We use it in the company to create a “Best-Practice” database. For this purpose, the plugin is really helpful. With a few adjustments, which I requested through the ticket support, I was able to customize the tool 100% to our needs. The support is fast and helpful. Really great, for that reason it’s one of my favorite plugins for WordPress, thank you!

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8. ★★★★★ afrentzel

   2.8y ago

   SLD has provided everything I was looking for to set up a link directory on my site. Support was provided promptly as needed. Five stars!!!!!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 9.1.2 Dark Mode issue Fixed Fixed RTL issue 9.1.2
2. — Version 9.1.1 Support Link updated 9.1.1
3. — Version 9.1.0 Background Color picker Issue fixed 9.1.0
4. — Version 9.0.9 FAQ link update Add nofollow tag 9.0.9
5. — Version 9.0.8 Admin UI update 9.0.8
6. — Version 9.0.7 Fixed a conflict with Pro version 9.0.7

7 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Simple Link Directory <= 8.9.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes ↗
   2026-05-01 CVE-2026-7209 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 8.9.2 Patched in 8.9.4
2. Medium · 4.3 Simple Link Directory <= 8.8.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2025-12-15 CVE-2025-67465 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 8.8.3 Patched in 8.8.4
3. Medium · 5.3 Simple Link Directory <= 8.8.3 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-12-15 CVE-2025-67576 Missing Authorization Affects <= 8.8.3 Patched in 8.8.4
4. Medium · 6.5 Simple Link Directory <= 8.4.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution ↗
   2024-12-12 CVE-2024-12417 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affects <= 8.4.5 Patched in 8.4.6
5. Critical · 9.8 Simple Link Directory <= 7.7.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection ↗
   2022-02-28 CVE-2022-0760 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects < 7.7.2 Patched in 7.7.2
6. Medium · 6.1 Simple Link Directory < 7.3.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2019-07-09 CVE-2019-13463 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 7.3.5 Patched in 7.3.5
7. High · 8.8 Simple Link Directory <= 5.6.0 - PHP Object Injection ↗
   2018-11-12 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 5.6.0 Patched in 5.7.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-06-16 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-06-15 2K+ → 3K+ up after 4 days in tier
3. 2025-06-11 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-06-10 2K+ → 3K+ up after 3 days in tier
5. 2025-06-07 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-06-06 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2025-06-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 5 days in tier
8. 2025-05-30 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 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).

• PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• HivePress – Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads Plugin 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Link Library 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Directorist AddonsKit for Elementor 10K+ installs · 3.4★ · 1 shared tag C

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Simple Link Directory – AI Powered: 2K+ active installs, 4.8★ (121 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-link-directory