Simple Link Library
by MaikelM · Uncategorized
Manage your link collection in a simple way.
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈50 estimated
Momentum
-11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “xhtml” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed it's a slot worth spending.
80 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 7.5K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 167 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| xhtml | #8 | #11 | 0 |
| library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “xhtml” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 214 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.6.0 · 18 May 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 73% 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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 50.
Install history since 10 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ tedocweb10.0y ago
Good piece of work. Plain & Simple as a link list should work. However: it is not multilingual. That is why i cannot rate it with 5 stars.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ OnlineCores10.6y ago
I am pleasantly surprised at the flexibility and simplicity of this extension.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Christi Nickerson11.0y ago
Makes management of links easy. I would give it five starts if the shortcode also let you control the number of columns.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ curiozities11.4y ago
Works like a charm. Exactly what I needed.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
3 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 "Manage your link collection in a simple way."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("great for"); say who the plugin is for and 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 1,427 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "library" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-24 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-23 40+ → 50+ up after 38 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 50+ → 40+ down after 202 days in tier
- 2026-02-25 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-24 50+ → 40+ down after 79 days in tier
- 2025-12-07 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-06 50+ → 40+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-11-30 40+ → 50+ up after 21 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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Broken Link Checker 500K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
LuckyWP Table of Contents 90K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Export All URLs 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
AutoConvert Greeklish Permalinks 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Gallery Custom Links 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Link Whisper Free 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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