WordPress plugin comparison
Link Manager vs Smoothscroller
At a glance
- Link Manager has more active installs: 20K+, against 400+ for Smoothscroller.
- On a typical day, Link Manager is downloaded about 34 times, Smoothscroller about 8.
- Smoothscroller is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.5 from 33 reviews.
- Smoothscroller was updated more recently: Sep 22, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Link Manager.
- Smoothscroller is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Link Manager.
- Link Manager has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Smoothscroller.
Line by line
Smoothscroller leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Link Manager |  Smoothscroller |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,119 | #9,178 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 400+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 896 | 209 |
| Rating | 4.5(33) | 4.9(7) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.1.16 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.53 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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