Best cross-linking plugins for WordPress
The most popular cross-linking plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Terms descriptions leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Related Links Blender (10+) and Electric Studio Cross-linker (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “cross-linking” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 cross-linking plugins
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Terms descriptionsThe most installed cross-linking plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 10 reviews, updated 1 day ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Related Links Blender10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
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Electric Studio Cross-linker10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
All 3 plugins tagged “cross-linking”
Terms descriptions
Down in the last 7 days:5#6,536by Vladimir Statsenko1 day ago
This plugin allows you to create list of terms and assign links to them. Plugin replaces terms occurrences in your posts with appropriate links.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(10)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Related Links Blender
Down in the last 7 days:11#30,526by stephenblender9 years ago
The Related Links Blender plugin provides a easy way to cross link posts. Target posts or external links with thumbs and SEO friendly markup.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Electric Studio Cross-linker
Down in the last 7 days:1,112#46,088by James Irving-Swift15 years ago
Inserts cross linking into your site from post names
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day