Best link manager plugins for WordPress
The most popular link manager plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Link Manager leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of VS Link Manager (200+) and CM Curated List Manager (70+). All 15 plugins tagged “link manager” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 link manager plugins
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Link ManagerThe most installed link manager plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 33 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 2.
VS Link Manager200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
CM Curated List Manager70+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 4.
Soundst LinkMgr20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 5.
REST API Link Manager10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 6.
Link Vault10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
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WP Affiliate Link Manager10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 8.
Power LinksFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 9.
LiteLnkFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
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Shortlink Manager TMPFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
All 15 plugins tagged “link manager”
Link Manager
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,119by Andrew Nacin9 years ago
Enables the Link Manager that existed in WordPress until version 3.5.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.5(33)
- Downloads
- 34/day
VS Link Manager
Up in the last 7 days:56#12,115by Guido2 months ago
With this lightweight plugin you can display a set of links from the Link Manager.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
CM Curated List Manager
Up in the last 7 days:133#18,453by CreativeMindsSolutions26 days ago
Create and manage curated lists and manage links with this content curation plugin. Share & Organize content, resources, links, images and engage …
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Soundst LinkMgr
Down in the last 7 days:46#26,620by Sound Strategies11 years ago
Displays category and link information from the Sound Strategies LinkMgr application as on-page embedded content and as a widget.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
REST API Link Manager
Down in the last 7 days:605#33,824by Jeremy Pry10 years ago
Enable REST API endpoints for Links in the Link Manager.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Link Vault
Up in the last 7 days:3,769#36,472by derickschaefer15 years ago
Link Vault is a WordPress plugin that adds a widget to your post editor allowing you to easily drag and drop commonly used hyperlinks.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Affiliate Link Manager
Down in the last 7 days:10,912#46,875by Raj3 months ago
WP Affiliate Link Manager add the links to your keywords based on the selection being made to make it easier to add the link to the keywords.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Power Links
Up in the last 7 days:12,246#50,605by The Tech Pad7 years ago
Power Links plugin Manages your WordPress blog internal content links effectively and improves your SEO performance with proper link juice.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LiteLnk
#57,432by x93 months ago
LiteLnk is a lightweight, high-performance URL redirection tool. By leveraging the latest WordPress 6.3+ core APIs, it ensures maximum security and da …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Shortlink Manager TMP
Up in the last 7 days:1,510#58,523by thaomarky2 years ago
Short Description: Converts website links into short URLs. Easy to configure, with tracking features.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ARN Smart URL Manager
Up in the last 7 days:1,106#59,334by arnsmarttoday
Manage, optimize, and track your links — all in one powerful URL management system for WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 12/day
Link Converger
Down in the last 7 days:12,460#65,067by samiur66882 months ago
Store and organize your important links directly from the WordPress admin sidebar.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ClassicPlus To Enable Classic Functions
Down in the last 7 days:1,507#69,993by lzw.4 years ago
A plug-in can enable all classic functions, and also contains some practical functions
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Pixobe Affiliates
Down in the last 7 days:9,609#74,176by Pixobe4 years ago
Collect, collate, create beautiful product displays, comparision tables for your affiliate links to use in posts and pages.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day