Best link control plugins for WordPress
The most popular link control plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Link Control Commando leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of TW Link Expiration Manager (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “link control” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 link control plugins
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Link Control CommandoThe most installed link control plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
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TW Link Expiration ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “link control”
Link Control Commando
#39,773by Anthony Hayes7 years ago
This plugin monitors the links on your wordpress installation and generate reports based on the findings
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TW Link Expiration Manager
Up in the last 7 days:12,141#57,266by Technology Wisdom1 month ago
Adds an Expiration Time for posts, pages, WooCommerce products and custom post types URLs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day