by mibuthu 4.7 (11 reviews)

Link View

Name: Link View
Rating: 4.7 (11 reviews)
Author: mibuthu

Display a link-list or link-slider in a post or page by using a shortcode.

Link View ranks #7,858 among WordPress.org plugins with 700+ active installations, is #1,081 of 8,543 in the Customization category, a 4.7/5 rating from 11 reviews, and was last updated Nov 29, 2020. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 5.6 (Current: 7.1)

v0.8.0 Current Version v0.8.0

Updated 5 years ago Last Update on 29 Nov, 2020

Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#1,081 of 8,543 in Customization Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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#7,858

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Active Installs

700+

-10.5%

KW Avg Position

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Downloads

55K

+1 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (11 reviews)

Next Milestone 800

Total Progress 78%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Aug 25, 2025 UNPATCHED

Link View [link-view] <= 0.8.0 (unfixed + closed)

CVE-2025-48110 · No fix released
Aug 19, 2025 UNPATCHED

Link View [link-view] <= 0.8.0 (unfixed + closed)

CVE-2025-49039 · No fix released

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Plugin Details

Version: 0.8.0
Last Updated: Nov 29, 2020
Requires WP: 4.9+
Tested Up To: 5.6
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: mibuthu

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 11
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 want to showcase their site's links to visitors. It solves the problem of displaying WordPress's built-in links in a customizable list or slider format via shortcode or widget.

Shortcode for posts/pages
LinkView sidebar widget
List or slider display
Multiple display options
Display link images
Multicolumn category/link layout
Custom CSS styling
Adjustable user role permissions

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Link View

Yes, a widget especially for the use of the [linkview] shortcode is included in this plugin. Insert the widget LinkView in your sidebar and set all attributes you want to change in the appropriate field.

Yes, since version 0.3.0 you can use as much sliders as you want on one site.

Yes, you can create an instance of the "SC_Linkview" class which located in "php/sc_linkview.php" in the plugin folder and call the function show_html($atts).With $atts you can specify all the shortcode attributes you require. Another possibility would be to call the wordpress function "do_shortcode()".