SEO Auto Linker

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 90% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ Cardno

   2.8y ago

   I am a Chinese user, this plugin can only automatically add content with symbols or spaces before and after in Chinese, if there are no symbols or spaces in a piece of content, it will not automatically add links, I hope the author can fix it, thank you This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by Cardno.

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2. ★★★★★ agsays

   3.5y ago

   When going through the css it took quite some time only to crash. Several attempts and the porblem continued to occur.

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3. ★★★★★ Alexandre Amato

   6.4y ago

   Please keep evolving. This is an excellent strategy for multiple domains.

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4. ★★★★★ amir

   6.7y ago

   thank you for such an amazing plugin 🙂

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5. ★★★★★ dimal

   6.9y ago

   This plugin could be nice if it worked right. A couple of verified problems remain unfixed for a very long time ( a year back !! ). Also some old and depreciated code is included. Abandonware. This topic was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by dimal.

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6. ★★★★★ jevona

   7.2y ago

   The plugin is not compatible with Chinese, I hope to fix this bug. Thank you for your contribution.

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7. ★★★★★ bhenselmann

   7.2y ago

   for adopting and developing this plugin! I´ve used the plugin from Vladimir Prelovac since now, but now I have to change because of php7 support.

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8. ★★★★★ Ravikumar Patel

   7.5y ago

   I will happy with this plugin and well replied on time. Now plugin compatible with UTF8 characters. This topic was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by Ravikumar Patel.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.3 Applied a patch from @ravipatel to support special characters like used in the Greek language. Thanks! 1.3
2. — Version 1.2 This update is a version bump. We are now restarting active development of this plugin. 1.2
3. — Version 1.1 Tested for compatibility WordPress 4.9.5 Removed branding on top of the settings page Simplified styling to better fit WordPress defaults Bugfix: deprecated user level management has been replaced 1.1
4. — Version 1.0 Bugfix for adding rel=nofollow Bugfix for adding target=_blank 1.0
5. — Version 0.2 Security improvements to prevent XSS attacks through the codebase and avoid users corrupting the database Visual style update Changed order of the admin form to reflect most used areas Cleaning up deprecated code 0.2
6. — Version 0.1 First release 0.1

1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.5.3). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.

1. Open Medium · 4.4 SEO Auto Linker <= 1.5.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-09-05 CVE-2025-58791 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.3 No patch available

Translated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more

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.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-02 4K+ → 3K+ down after 293 days in tier
2. 2025-07-13 5K+ → 4K+ down after 119 days in tier
3. 2025-03-16 4K+ → 5K+ up after 163 days in tier
4. 2024-10-04 5K+ → 4K+ down after 732 days in tier
5. 2022-10-03 6K+ → 5K+ down after 468 days in tier
6. 2021-06-22 7K+ → 6K+ down after 223 days in tier
7. 2020-11-11 8K+ → 7K+ down after 183 days in tier
8. 2020-05-12 7K+ → 8K+ up after 150 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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SEO Auto Linker: 3K+ active installs, 4.3★ (16 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-03. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wpa-seo-auto-linker