WordPress plugin comparison

Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar vs VK Link Target Controller

Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar

by sumitbansal054

10+ installs5.0

VK Link Target Controller

by Vektor,Inc.

30K+ installs5.0

At a glance

VK Link Target Controller has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar.
On a typical day, VK Link Target Controller is downloaded about 141 times, Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar about 2.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
VK Link Target Controller was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Feb 29, 2020 for Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar.
VK Link Target Controller is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar.
Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for VK Link Target Controller.

VK Link Target Controller leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar	VK Link Target Controller
Popular rank	#37,214	#1,050
Active installs	10+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	32	20.2K
Rating	5.0(1)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.3.27	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.17
Last release	6 years ago	1 day ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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