WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Card Link vs Visual Link Preview
At a glance
- Visual Link Preview has more active installs: 10K+, against 20+ for Custom Card Link.
- On a typical day, Visual Link Preview is downloaded about 71 times, Custom Card Link about 3.
- Custom Card Link has no reviews yet.
- Custom Card Link was updated more recently: Sep 20, 2026, against Aug 19, 2026 for Visual Link Preview.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Visual Link Preview has been around longer: since 2017, against 2022 for Custom Card Link.
Line by line
Visual Link Preview leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Card Link |  Visual Link Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #27,337 | #1,853 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 50 | 1.4K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(36) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.17 | ×0.97 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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