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by Andrew Nacin 4.5 (33 reviews)

Link Manager

Enables the Link Manager that existed in WordPress until version 3.5.

Link Manager ranks #1,118 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, a 4.5/5 rating from 33 reviews, and was last updated Nov 28, 2017. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.1.16 (Current: 7.1.4)
v0.1-beta Current Version v0.1-beta
Updated 8 years ago Last Update on 28 Nov, 2017
Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on
Top 5% by installs Downloads -17.8% this week No update in over a year
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Rank
#1,118
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Active Installs
20K+
-32.1%
KW Avg Position
33
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Downloads
422.5K
+10 today
Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
90%
Review 4.5 out of 5
4.5 (33 reviews)

Next Milestone 30K

Total Progress 90.5%
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Rank Changes

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Active Installs Growth

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Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

4.5
33 reviews
Overall 90%
5
27 (82%)
4
3 (9%)
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0 (0%)
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Security History

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Plugin Details

Version
0.1-beta
Last Updated
Nov 28, 2017
Requires WP
3.5+
Tested Up To
6.1.16
PHP Version
N/A
Author
Andrew Nacin

Support & Rating

Rating
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews
33
Support Threads
0
Resolved
0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who used the built-in Link Manager to build blogrolls. It restores and preserves the Link Manager feature, which was disabled by default starting in WordPress 3.5, so it stays available even after updating WordPress or removing existing links.

  • Re-enables Link Manager
  • Preserves existing links
  • Persists across WordPress updates
  • Works after removing all links

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Link Manager

Link Manager has 20,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Link Manager holds a 4.5 out of 5 star rating based on 33 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Link Manager is developed by Andrew Nacin and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Link Manager requires WordPress 3.5 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
Link Manager has been downloaded 422,538+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Link Manager is 0.1-beta. It was last updated on November 28, 2017.
Yes. Link Manager is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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