WP Link Preview
by Kishan · Social
Display a preview for a URL similar to sharing a link on Facebook.
46 health vs 55 average across 1,135 Social plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.31, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2982 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
156
now · peak 1.8K
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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.2y ago
latest release · v1.4.1
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2017-11-24 · 1,430 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jurko Chervony8.2y ago
Not work with cyrillic symbols
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dcisbusy8.5y ago
This was exactly what I was looking for to post links to a blog by email, using the WP Link Preview shortcode. There are a few little issues, like ” showing up as ?, but these are not a problem for me. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ footballfan1418.7y ago
This plugin works fine for me. I had to edit my .conf file on my DigitalOcean droplet since I am using Content Security Policies, so the images would show up. Here is the post that I tried with the plugin. https://appsbytravis.com/adobe-spark-first-creation/. If I am not allowed to post links, let me know, as this is my first review for a plugin, so yea. 🙂 This topic was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by footballfan141. Reason: edited to add info on content security policy
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lefantasiedinephtys9.2y ago
The plugin works fine almost 100% and I’m happy about it, because I’ve been searching for something like this for a long time. Sometimes it does not import images from the link, but probably it depends from the sites I link. Good job 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-18 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-16 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-13 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 500+ → 600+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-03-03 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-01 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-27 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-26 500+ → 600+ up after 1 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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Visual Link Preview 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Bookmark Card 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Activity Link Preview For BuddyPress 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Public Preview URL Manager 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
4Site ShareThumb – Branded Social Preview OG Image Plugin 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D -
Share MXH 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wp-link-preview" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="WP Link Preview — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> WP Link Preview: 500+ active installs, 4.8★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-link-preview