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Easy Symlinks

Name: Easy Symlinks
Rating: 5.0 (3 reviews)
Author: Carl Alberto

Manage symbolic links from the WordPress admin. Create and delete symlinks without CLI access, ideal for Pantheon environments.

Easy Symlinks ranks #15,733 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated May 11, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)

v2.0.0 Current Version v2.0.0

Updated 4 months ago Last Update on 11 May, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.0.0
Last Updated: May 11, 2026
Requires WP: 4.9+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Carl Alberto

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 3
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress administrators, particularly on Pantheon hosting, who need to create and manage symbolic links without shell access. It solves the problem of managing symlinks (like those required by plugins such as Wordfence) through the admin dashboard instead of the command line.

Create symlinks via admin dashboard
Delete symlinks via dropdown
Automatic Pantheon environment detection
Filesystem writability checks
Displays existing symlinks and targets
Tracks only plugin-created symlinks
Duplicate symlink detection
Preset symlinks for Wordfence

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Easy Symlinks

A symbolic link (symlink) is a file that points to another file or directory. It acts as a shortcut, allowing you to access files from a different location without duplicating them.

The Target is the relative path to an existing directory (e.g., ./uploads/cache). The Link is the path where the symlink will be created (e.g., /wp-content/cache).

Pantheon Test and Live environments have read-only filesystems. Symlinks can only be created in Dev or Multidev environments with SFTP connection mode enabled.

Yes, the plugin works on any hosting environment where the filesystem is writable. The Pantheon-specific features (environment detection, connection mode display) will simply not appear.

The symlinks themselves remain on the filesystem. Deactivating the plugin only removes the admin interface — the actual symlinks are not deleted.

Presets auto-detect installed plugins that are known to need symlinks on Pantheon. The Presets tab shows detected plugins with their required symlink paths and lets you apply them with a single click. Currently supported: Wordfence, WP Rocket, Big File Uploads, WP-Optimize, Divi Theme.

Yes. Go to Settings > Easy Symlinks > Settings tab and check "Delete data on uninstall." When the plugin is deleted, all saved options will be removed from the database.

No. This plugin only tracks symlinks that were created through its own interface. Symlinks created via the command line or filesystem are not tracked or displayed.

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