Best auto-link plugins for WordPress
The most popular auto-link plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. LinkBoss leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of AutoLink (10+) and SurfLink (10+). All 10 plugins tagged “auto-link” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 auto-link plugins
- 1.
LinkBossThe most installed auto-link plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 17 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 2.AutoLink
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 19 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.3.
- 3.
SurfLink10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
InternaLink PilotFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 5.
SherDore Link on KeywordFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.
AnchorWiseFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
LinkWoowFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 8.
Dev HighlighterFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 9.
LinkChimpFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 10.
Mir Auto Internal LinkerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 10 plugins tagged “auto-link”

LinkBoss
Down in the last 7 days:29#4,550by ZVENTURES3 days ago
Boost SEO with AI-powered semantic internal linking. Build Silos, bulk interlink, fix orphan pages, and track rankings.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.8(17)
- Downloads
- 168/day
AutoLink
Down in the last 7 days:375#28,746by blackc200419 years ago
This plugin takes delimiters and replaces them with links using the GoogleAPI.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SurfLink
Down in the last 7 days:312#29,025by Surflab2 months ago
All-in-one Link management: Link Shortener, Auto Linking, Broken Link Checker, Search & Replace, Redirects, 404/410 Manager, Backup & Restore, …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

InternaLink Pilot
Up in the last 7 days:5,867#52,666by ICommunetech-Apps3 months ago
Automate your internal linking strategy to assist with SEO. Map exact, phrase, and semantic keywords to target URLs with configurable limits and rules …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SherDore Link on Keyword
Down in the last 7 days:9,634#65,333by SherDore5 months ago
Automatically insert hyperlinks into your post content based on defined keywords. Free to use — powered by Sherdore.com.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AnchorWise
#66,548by Jennifer Caroline1 month ago
Turn the words you've already written into working links. Set a keyword and a URL once, and AnchorWise links it across your blog.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LinkWoow
#70,894by Future Searches SEO & GEO Growth Agency14 days ago
Automatically links keywords in your posts and pages to your own pages or external URLs. Understands Turkish suffixes, respects manual links.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

Dev Highlighter
Down in the last 7 days:6,759#71,528by devshujon3 months ago
Highlight, style, and automatically link keywords across your WordPress site with a flexible, context-aware rules engine.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LinkChimp
#73,283by chimpjar2 months ago
Automate your internal linking strategy, boost SEO dwell time, fix orphan posts, and increase search rankings effortlessly.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Mir Auto Internal Linker
Down in the last 7 days:11,057#73,300by mirmehranarjmand3 months ago
Automatically create internal links in WordPress content based on keywords and rules.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day