Best link monitoring plugins for WordPress
The most popular link monitoring plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. LinkAlert leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Beplus Link Status Scanner (fewer than 10) and VVertex Link Health Monitor (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “link monitoring” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 link monitoring plugins
- 1.
LinkAlertThe most installed link monitoring plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.Beplus Link Status Scanner
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
VVertex Link Health MonitorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “link monitoring”

LinkAlert
Up in the last 7 days:3,908#37,756by Codirun2 months ago
Privacy-conscious link management and click counting for WordPress, with short URLs, categories, and safe imports.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Beplus Link Status Scanner
Down in the last 7 days:1,906#70,994by Beplus1 month ago
Detects broken and redirected links in posts, pages, custom fields, menus, and widgets — with scheduled scanning and email notifications.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

VVertex Link Health Monitor
#72,136by Ahmad Raza2 months ago
Scan published content for broken links and images, review results in WordPress, and schedule recurring link health checks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day