WordPress plugin comparison

Recommended Links for WordPress vs Syndication Links

At a glance

Syndication Links has more active installs: 400+, against 10+ for Recommended Links for WordPress.
On a typical day, Syndication Links is downloaded about 13 times, Recommended Links for WordPress about 2.
Syndication Links is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
Syndication Links was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against May 24, 2012 for Recommended Links for WordPress.
Syndication Links is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Recommended Links for WordPress.
Recommended Links for WordPress has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Syndication Links.

Syndication Links leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recommended Links for WordPress	Syndication Links
Popular rank	#45,636	#9,942
Active installs	10+	400+
Downloads, last 30 days	44	361
Rating	4.0(1)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.53
Last release	14 years ago	1 day ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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