10 Best Extend Link Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Extend Link has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Extend Link
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Title and Nofollow For Links
Closest matchTitle and Nofollow For Links (Classic Editor)
4.5 (23) 10,000+ active installsThe plugin adds a title and a rel="nofollow" checkbox to the insert link popup box. Only for Classic Editor, NOT Block Editor.
Shares the nofollow, seo tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated July 30, 2026.
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5.0 (21) 3,000+ active installsAdds back the missing "title" field in the Insert/Edit URL box in WordPress 4.2
Shares the editor, link tags on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.8 (36) 8,000+ active installsThe external links plugin for WordPress lets you process outgoing links differently from internal links.
Shares the nofollow tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.5 (26) 4,000+ active installsAdds a checkbox in the insert/edit link popup for including rel="nofollow".
Shares the nofollow tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.7 (97) 10,000+ active installsThe purpose of this plugin is to add the ability to output a list of link categories and a complete list of links with notes and descriptions.
Shares the link tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated today.
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4.9 (49) 5,000+ active installsUpgrades the next/previous post link functions to reorder or loop adjacent post navigation links, display post thumbnails, and customize link format.
Shares the link tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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5.0 (23) 7,000+ active installsClone of the standard Meta widget plus options to hide log in/out, admin, feed and WordPress.org/custom links.
Shares the link tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, no update since February 9, 2018.
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4.8 (20) 100+ active installsDisplay beautifully clean, customizable and responsive gallery with photo, video.
Shares the link tag on WordPress.org. 100+ installs against 1,000+, no update since June 21, 2023.
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4.7 (20) 10,000+ active installsFlexy Breadcrumb is a super light weight plugin that is easy to navigate through current page hierarchy.
Shares the link tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since January 22, 2025.
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4.9 (57) 10,000+ active installsManage a site-wide central color palette for a uniform look'n'feel! Supports the new block editor, Theme Customizer and many themes and plug …
Shares the editor tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since August 16, 2023.
Switching from Extend Link: common questions
What is the best alternative to Extend Link?
Title and Nofollow For Links is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.5 out of 5 rating.
Which Extend Link alternative has the most users?
Title and Nofollow For Links, with 10,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Extend Link alternative is rated highest?
Central Color Palette, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 57 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Extend Link alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Extend Link score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Extend Link on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Title and Nofollow For Links is the closest match to Extend Link by the data we track, and Title and Nofollow For Links has the widest reach with 10,000+ active installs. Link Library shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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