Best link monitor plugins for WordPress
The most popular link monitor plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Link Visit Counter leads with 30+ active installs, ahead of Linktrade (10+) and Link Invader (fewer than 10). All 6 plugins tagged “link monitor” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 link monitor plugins
- 1.
Link Visit CounterThe most installed link monitor plugin, with 30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Linktrade10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 3.
Link InvaderFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 4.
CubeMage Smart Link CheckerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 5.
Snagbane Link ScannerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.RockIt Link Health Monitor
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 6 plugins tagged “link monitor”

Link Visit Counter
#24,103by samiur66881 month ago
Track and monitor clicks on links within your website using a simple, professional WordPress plugin with an admin interface.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Linktrade
Down in the last 7 days:1,700#45,324by 3task15 days ago
Backlink monitor and tracker for link exchanges: emails you when a partner removes your link or adds nofollow. Your partner list stays on your server.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Link Invader
Up in the last 7 days:6,961#49,901by Invader Digital29 days ago
Find and monitor broken links with a genuinely local, host-safe scanner. No account, no credit card, no link quotas, no cloud.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

CubeMage Smart Link Checker
Down in the last 7 days:2,859#65,548by CubeMage11 months ago
A lightweight broken link checker for WordPress. Detects 404 errors, monitors affiliate links, and scans content with adjustable server load settings.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Snagbane Link Scanner
Up in the last 7 days:2,725#67,436by snagbane1 month ago
Broken link checker that tells a real 404 apart from a page just blocked by a firewall -- instead of calling both "broken."
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
RockIt Link Health Monitor
#71,496by s1ranand3 months ago
Find broken links on your WordPress site. Background crawling, two-tier checking, filterable results table and email report. No API keys needed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day