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Content Anchor Links

by Roland Barker · WordPress.org page

v1.6.3 Tested up to WP 5.5.20

Content Anchor Links has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 24,149 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 23, 2020, tested up to WordPress 5.5.20.

Content Anchor Links at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
24,149
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Content Anchor Links well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.5.20, not yet with the current 7.1

Content Anchor Links reviews and ratings

5 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.8 out of 5

5 reviews

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  • Before you downrate! Info on principle & compatibility as of 2021-09-03

    Principle: This plugin consists of two parts: 1) Automatic anchor creation for H2 and H3 when saving a page. a) "My Headline" gets anchor #my-headline. b) You can still manually change it to #my-head-line. c) Warning: Not Gutenberg compatible! 2) Linker. When using "Insert Link" in the editor the search dialog does not only match in the page titles/slugs but also in anchor-names. And creates a /page-slug#anchor-name link for you. a) Most likely also not Gutenberg compatible. Read the plugin description and plugin support for updates, maybe the developer will add Gutenberg compatibility or maybe at least on one of the two sides for starters.

    abitofmind

  • Saves time. Works perfectly in backend.

    Very easy to use. Automatically sets IDs to H2 and H3. When adding links to anchors they appear when you start to type them! 5/5

    ViktorLi

  • Clever!

    The plugin nserts #id into h2/h3 on save, and make the headings available via core link search UI. Clever!

    Per Andre Rønsen

  • Breaks website

    Installed and broke my website...

    jamiek47

  • Works very well!

    Thanks! Just what I needed, and this one does work.

    mr108

Details

Easily add content anchors to your pages and posts

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • anchor

More from Roland Barker

Version
1.6.3
Last updated
Dec 23, 2020
First published
Dec 25, 2016
Requires WordPress
4.6.0
Tested up to
5.5.20
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Content Anchor Links FAQ

How many active installs does Content Anchor Links have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Content Anchor Links as of September 7, 2026.

Is Content Anchor Links still maintained?

The last release was on December 23, 2020, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Content Anchor Links free?

Content Anchor Links is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.