Smart Internal Links
by Daniyal Hassan · SEO
Also makes 1 other plugin · 100+ installs across the portfolio →
Smart Internal Links automatically suggests and inserts relevant internal links in your posts to boost SEO and improve site navigation.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+66%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “automatic linking”, “internal links” and “link building” 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.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →13%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 765 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,196 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 2 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 162 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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 internal linking | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| automatic linking your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| internal links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| link building your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “automatic linking”, “internal links” and “link building” 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 26 May 2026 · 161 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 253 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v2.0.1 · 25 May 2026
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 80% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 25 May 2026
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Smart Internal Links automatically suggests and inserts relevant internal links in your posts to boost SEO..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 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 Mentions Gutenberg.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,547 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("automatic linking", "link building", "seo optimization" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Automatic Internal Links for SEO by Pagup 900+ installs · 3.5★ · 4 shared tags B -
Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Internal Links Manager 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Link Manager – Analyze, Automate, and Monitor Links 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A - S SEO Auto Linker 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
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Link Whisper Free 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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