WordPress plugin comparison
Content Egg vs PrettyLinks
At a glance
- PrettyLinks has more active installs: 200K+, against 10K+ for Content Egg.
- On a typical day, PrettyLinks is downloaded about 2,034 times, Content Egg about 192.
- PrettyLinks is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 1,321 reviews, against 3.9 from 56 reviews.
- Content Egg was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Oct 21, 2026 for PrettyLinks.
- Content Egg resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 75% for PrettyLinks.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- PrettyLinks has been around longer: since 2009, against 2015 for Content Egg.
Line by line
PrettyLinks leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Content Egg |  PrettyLinks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,930 | #228 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 200K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 8.4K | 184.7K |
| Rating | 3.9(56) | 4.8(1.3K) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 75% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×2.25 |
| Last release | 11 days ago | 19 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.4 |
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