Best link preview plugins for WordPress
The most popular link preview plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Visual Link Preview leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Bookmark Card (700+) and WP Link Preview (500+). All 11 plugins tagged “link preview” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 link preview plugins
- 1.
Visual Link PreviewThe most installed link preview plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 36 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Bookmark Card700+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 5 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 3.
WP Link Preview500+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 4.
Activity Link Preview For BuddyPress100+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 5 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 5.
Custom Card Link20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
4Site ShareThumb20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
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OnHover Link Preview10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 8.
Hover PreviewFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 9.
getwowlinkFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
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LC HoverPeekFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 11 plugins tagged “link preview”
Visual Link Preview
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,851by Brecht2 months ago
Display a fully customizable visual link preview for any internal or external link.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(36)
- Downloads
- 70/day
Bookmark Card
Up in the last 7 days:5#7,914by George Mamadashvili4 months ago
Turn any URL into a beautiful link preview card with title, description, and image, just like sharing on social media.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.8(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Link Preview
Down in the last 7 days:25#9,107by Kishan8 years ago
Display a preview for a URL similar to sharing a link on Facebook.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Activity Link Preview For BuddyPress
Down in the last 7 days:97#14,109by Varun Dubey5 days ago
BuddyPress activity link preview displays image, title and description from websites when links are shared in activity posts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Custom Card Link
#27,196by Takao Yamamoto1 month ago
Create customizable OGP blog cards for internal and external URLs with a Gutenberg block, layouts, spacing, shadows, and hover effects.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
4Site ShareThumb
Down in the last 7 days:120#28,580by Heming Nelson2 years ago
Free social share images for unlimited pages using customizable OG image templates. Upgrade to optimize with AI and get sharing analytics.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
OnHover Link Preview
Up in the last 7 days:2,455#43,665by Rajin Sharwar2 years ago
OnHover Link Preview plugin automatically adds link preview pop-ups so visitors can see the preview of the hyperlink without leaving your website, and …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hover Preview
Down in the last 7 days:3,178#57,994by Oleksiy Lavrynenko1 year ago
Display a small website preview when hovering over a link. Customize your API key for PagePeeker directly in the plugin settings.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
getwowlink
Down in the last 7 days:7,669#69,829by egych28 days ago
Auto-generated Open Graph images for every post and page. Beautiful link previews on X, LinkedIn, WhatsApp and Slack — no design work.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LC HoverPeek
Down in the last 7 days:7,883#71,643by mveous27 days ago
LC HoverPeek adds a lightweight preview popup when users hover over links. It supports internal WordPress posts and external links.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Featured Video Link Preview Lite
Down in the last 7 days:792#73,149by Alight Media1 year ago
Adds a Featured Video field in the post editor that allows you to select an mp4 file. Video Preview displays when sending links via iMessage.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day