Link Whisper — WordPress SEO Plugin
Link Whisper Free
by Spencer Haws · WordPress.org page
Link Whisper has 30,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,011,360 downloads all time. It was downloaded 23,369 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 13, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Link Whisper at a glance
Is Link Whisper well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- [Premium feature] – Forget spending hours manually configuring rules; Link Whisper’s one-click setup uses native AI to quickly map your site’s topical clusters…
- [Premium feature] – Add multiple links at once with anchor text already selected. Just check the box and click down and Link Whisper automatically adds the…
- [Premium feature] – Orphan Pages Finder — Instantly surface pages on your site with zero internal links pointing to them. Orphaned pages don’t rank. Now you’ll…
- [Premium feature] – Ability to add inbound internal links to old pages that may have been orphaned or simply need more internal link “juice”. The feature alone…
- [Premium feature] – Add, edit, or delete links quickly to any page on your site directly from the reports page
- [Premium feature] – Edit sentences right within Link Whisper (huge time saver), click to alter anchor text, or add custom URLs
- [Premium feature] – Ignore certain URLs or categories on site so LinkWhisper doesn’t ever suggest those as link opportunities. Take more control over the link…
- [Premium feature] – Add target SEO keywords that you are trying to rank for in Google and LinkWhisper will suggest the most relevant links for your articles.…
- [Premium feature] – Auto-linking. Set your keywords and the URLs you want those keywords to link to. Link Whisper will automatically find all mentions of those…
- [Premium feature] – Bulk link changer. Has your site ever changed URL structure? You can now change the old URL to a new URL across every mention on your site…
- [Premium feature] – Broken link checker. Link Whisper can check your site for broken links and allow you to edit or delete them. Getting a lot of false…
- [Premium feature] – Get cross-site linking suggestions. You can “connect” multiple sites running Link Whisper Premium to each other, and Link Whisper will show…
Link Whisper reviews and ratings
150 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
150 reviews
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I Used Their Done For You Service
LinkWhisper is already the gold standard for internal linking, but their Done For You (DFY) service takes it to another level. I used DFY for my site, [removed]. If you are a busy site owner drowning in content and don't have time to build an airtight site architecture, the DFY team handles the heavy lifting for you. They audit, optimize, and weave together your entire back catalog with ruthless efficiency. Orphaned pages vanish, crawlability skyrockets, and your rankings climb without you lifting a finger. It is a massive time-saver and an absolute no-brainer investment for serious publishers.
dave1954 -
Outstanding plugin for internal link building
Link Whisper is an outstanding plugin designed to make internal linking on your website more efficient and effective. By automating the process of suggesting relevant links as you create or edit content, it significantly reduces the time and effort needed to enhance your site's navigation. This tool not only helps improve our website's structure but also contributes positively to our SEO strategy by ensuring that related content is interconnected.
webplex -
Gives a pretty good linking overview
Thanks for this plugin! It gives a really profound overview of the internal linking status of sites including the broken links. I tried the premium version as well, and the only reason for which I reverted back to the free version is that for abstract topics (religious, philosophical etc.) the Open AI engine doesn't provide a really good content-analysis. There are many mismatches and nonsensical proposals. BUT that is not the plugin's fault. It works surely well for more precise content (technical, financial, commercial).
csabawp -
Link Whisper Free
Buon Plugin leggero e affidabile molto preciso e facile da usare,
mariodegan -
A Game-Changer for Internal Linking
Been using Link Whisper Premium for a while now and it's honestly one of the best SEO plugins I've bought. The automatic internal link suggestions save me so much time, and the orphaned content report helped me fix gaps I didn't even know I had. Setup was simple and it doesn't slow my site down at all. Definitely worth the money — highly recommend it.
ravipatel10392 -
Loving Linkwhisper so far!
Support team is fantastic and this feels like it will optimize our internal linking strategy across all clients!
webmastere846d7d9ff
Download and install history
28,782 downloads over the last 49 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where Link Whisper ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Link Whisper appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best SEO Plugins | #35 by tag, not in search | #64 | – |
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Details
The AI-powered internal linking plugin for WordPress. Build internal links faster, find linking opportunities, and improve SEO automatically.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Link Whisper competes in
Tags
- internal linking
- link building
- links
- orphan content
- seo
- Version
- 0.9.8
- Last updated
- Oct 13, 2026
- First published
- Feb 11, 2020
- Requires WordPress
- 4.6
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Link Whisper FAQ
What does Link Whisper do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Link Whisper offers [Premium feature] – Forget spending hours manually configuring rules; Link Whisper’s one-click setup uses native AI to quickly map your site’s topical clusters, [Premium feature] – Add multiple links at once with anchor text already selected. Just check the box and click down and Link Whisper automatically adds the, [Premium feature] – Orphan Pages Finder — Instantly surface pages on your site with zero internal links pointing to them. Orphaned pages don’t rank. Now you’ll, [Premium feature] – Ability to add inbound internal links to old pages that may have been orphaned or simply need more internal link “juice”. The feature alone and [Premium feature] – Add, edit, or delete links quickly to any page on your site directly from the reports page.
How many active installs does Link Whisper have?
WordPress.org reports 30,000+ active installs for Link Whisper as of October 23, 2026.
Is Link Whisper still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on October 13, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Does Link Whisper have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 5 recent support threads for Link Whisper are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Link Whisper free?
Link Whisper is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Link Whisper rank among SEO Plugins?
Link Whisper is #64 in the WordPress.org SEO Plugins ranking.