Easy Symlinks — WordPress File Manager Plugin
by Carl Alberto · WordPress.org page · Website
Easy Symlinks has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,707 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 11, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
Easy Symlinks at a glance
Is Easy Symlinks well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Create symlinks by specifying a target directory and link path
- Delete symlinks individually through a simple dropdown interface
- Automatic environment detection for Pantheon hosting (Dev, Test, Live, Multidev)
- Filesystem writability checks — prevents symlink creation in read-only environments
- Displays existing symlinks and their targets
- Tracks only symlinks created through the plugin
- Duplicate symlink detection — prevents creating symlinks that already exist
- Preset symlinks — auto-detects plugins like Wordfence and offers one-click symlink setup
- Optional database cleanup on plugin uninstall via Settings tab
Easy Symlinks reviews and ratings
3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Symlinks made Easy
I personally love this plugin, but please add info or disclaimer that the plugin may not work if it sees the files/hard-directory/ that it should land to onset. So be sure to create a symlink in order: 1. install, create the symlink. 2. create the hard directory on files/ Other than that it's an awesome tool!
Joven Refuerzo -
Very Useful
This plugin is very useful on secured host that only allows writable permission on a particular folder
Carey -
Simple, Elegant, Spot-on
For fans of Pantheon (which we are) and users of Divi's Theme (which we regularly do), this is an indispensable time saver. Carl Alberto filled a major gap with this extremely easy to use tool. For those using Divi unfamiliar with the problem, after Divi version 4.0.5, you can't use Divi on Pantheon without creating a symlink. The problem is that Divi after this version assumes that it has write access to the entire filesystem, which doesn't work on Pantheon as it is a specialized platform that doesn't have the standard LAMP/LEMP stack server configuration. This plugin will help you resolve this issue.
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Where Easy Symlinks ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Easy Symlinks appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best File Manager Plugins | #25 by tag, not in search | #41 | – |
Details
Manage symbolic links from the WordPress admin. Create and delete symlinks without CLI access, ideal for Pantheon environments.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Easy Symlinks competes in
Tags
- developer-tools
- file management
- pantheon
- symlink
- symlinks
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- Version
- 2.0.0
- Last updated
- May 11, 2026
- First published
- Dec 25, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 4.9
- Tested up to
- 6.8.8
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Easy Symlinks FAQ
What does Easy Symlinks do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Easy Symlinks offers Create symlinks by specifying a target directory and link path, Delete symlinks individually through a simple dropdown interface, Automatic environment detection for Pantheon hosting (Dev, Test, Live, Multidev), Filesystem writability checks — prevents symlink creation in read-only environments and Displays existing symlinks and their targets.
How many active installs does Easy Symlinks have?
WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Easy Symlinks as of September 7, 2026.
Is Easy Symlinks still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on May 11, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
Is Easy Symlinks free?
Easy Symlinks is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Easy Symlinks rank among File Manager Plugins?
Easy Symlinks is #41 in the WordPress.org File Manager Plugins ranking.