VK Link Target Controller
by Vektor,Inc. · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 242.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Redirect your visitors to another page than the post content when they click on the post title.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
30K+
≈39K estimated
Momentum
-20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “list”, “page” and “redirection” for “presentation”, “presentations” and “repository”. “list” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “presentation” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “page” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “presentations” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “redirection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “repository” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.9%
of downloads still active
At least 30K of 337.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 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 11 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 68 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| target | #1 | #7 | 0 |
| link target | #1 | #8 | 0 |
| controller | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| target visitors | #1 | #9 | — |
| link your tag | #8 | #21 | 0 |
| etsy | #8 | #21 | 0 |
| recent posts your tag | #16 | #22 | down 2 |
| link list | #7 | #21 | — |
| add link | #8 | #22 | 0 |
| repository | #14 | #23 | up 1 |
| recent | #14 | #19 | 0 |
| presentations | #14 | #24 | down 1 |
| presentation | #14 | #23 | down 1 |
| broken link | #15 | #21 | up 1 |
| external link | #15 | #24 | up 2 |
| internal link | #17 | #22 | up 1 |
| link to | #10 | #21 | 0 |
| ebay | #16 | #24 | down 1 |
| website link | #11 | #23 | 0 |
| link posts | #11 | #24 | 0 |
| list your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| redirection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
73 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 42 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “list”, “page” and “redirection” for “presentation”, “presentations” and “repository”. “list” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “presentation” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “page” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “presentations” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “redirection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “repository” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “recent posts”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 43K · 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
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.
11
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.10.5 · 24 Aug 2026
46
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 43% 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 “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months 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 1 Sep 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dekino1.2y ago
Your plugin is the best, easy to use, and simple. Thanks a lot!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Manas Mitra10.6y ago
Just what I needed. Excellent work done. 5 star no doubt.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.10.1 [ Bug Fix ] Fixed an issue where the redirect URL could not be saved, displayed, or updated on custom post types. The fix covers CPTs registered later by other plugins (e.g. CPT UI, ExUnit), CPTs with a customized capabi 1.10.1
- — Version 1.10.0 [ Spec Change ] Rename option key from ‘custom-post-types’ to ‘vk_ltc_custom_post_types’ to avoid conflicts with other plugins. Existing data is automatically migrated. Added fallback to legacy key for frontend requests 1.10.0
- — Version 1.9.0 [ Specification change ] Migrate meta box to block editor native sidebar panel for WordPress 7.0 RTC (Real-Time Collaboration) compatibility. 1.9.0
- — Version 1.8.1 [ Other ] Add back compatibility flag to meta box for WordPress 7.0 RTC support. 1.8.1
- — Version 1.8.0 [ Add Function ] Add internal link search with WordPress standard link dialog. 1.8.0
- — Version 1.7.10 [ Bug fix ] Avoid PHP warning when current post is not available (e.g. comment edit screen). 1.7.10
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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
4 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 "Redirect your visitors to another page than the post content when they click on the post title."
- ✓ 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 844 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-03 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-02 30K+ → 20K+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2024-11-23 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1129 days in tier
- 2021-10-21 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1295 days in tier
- 2018-04-05 9K+ → 10K+ up after 60 days in tier
- 2018-02-04 3K+ → 9K+ up after 849 days in tier
- 2015-10-09 800+ → 3K+ 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 Library 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A - P Page Links To 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
- P Posts List 7K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- P Permalink Editor 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
- A Ambrosite Next/Previous Page Link Plus 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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LH Page Links To 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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