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Visual Link Preview

by Brecht · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.4.2 Tested up to WP 7.1

Visual Link Preview has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 193,800 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 19, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Visual Link Preview at a glance

Active installs
10,000+
Total downloads
193,800
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 Visual Link Preview well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
6%
2 of 36 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • A call to action for your affiliate links
  • Promote WooCommerce products on your website
  • List sources for your article
  • A weekly posty of interesting websites you’ve found
  • Link to related posts on your own website

Visual Link Preview reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.5 out of 5

36 reviews

5★
30
4★
1
3★
1
2★
2
1★
2

  • Great plugin - exactly what I needed

    As someone who curates content regularly, this plugin is really what I've been searching for. Thank you for it!

    redpandazine

  • Terrible product design

    Functionally this is good but no where are we told that the plugin uses Microlink API which has a limit of 50 requests per day. They don't inform the user of this. Neither do they put up a message telling the user the limit has been reached !

    michaelzfreeman

  • This plugin is amazing!

    I had been using a different plugin's pro version (Inline Related Posts). But the site I was using it on is very large, 38 thousand posts and counting, and that plugin's performance was becoming extremely erratic. All really needed was a plugin that would let me search for the post link I wanted to add, pull its title, image, and excerpt into a block, and add some custom styling. Visual Link Preview does exactly that! Thank you for making this plugin

    Dan Greene

  • Must have to show a press review !

    I've looked for this kind of plugin for a while and this one does perfectly what it has been designed for.Thank you very much !

    clinicien

  • Nice, but lacking

    <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p class="">The idea is great, but there are several shortcomings.<br>* Lacks basic localisation stuff like using translate files for “read more”-buttons (they’re in the standard wordpress translations, just add ‘wordpress’ after the string). Having to build a new template simply to translate a button is annoying. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p class="">Edit: this is fixed :)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p class="">* It’s not possible to add new blocks in templates. This limits severely the types of templates one can create, and the usefulness of this plugin.<br><br>Edit:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p class="">As for custom blocks, I mostly want to add a "Read more about this" to the top of template.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p class="">Though, I wished that template building was similar to normal block editing. So instead of custom settings, I could use the default block editor to set typography, colors, margins, padding, border etc.<br>That of course means to rewrite much of the plugin, but it would probably be better in the long run. First it would be consistent with the rest of Wordpress. It would also fix any responsivity issues (as the theme would handle that) and make it easier to create nice designs (using cover block for instance would be nice) for the users.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

    audunmb

  • Impressive plugin!

    Super nice plugin, thank you! 5-Stars!

    Jimmy Lee

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Details

Display a fully customizable visual link preview for any internal or external link.

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

Tags

  • link preview
  • snippet
  • summary
  • visual link

More from Brecht

Version
2.4.2
Last updated
Aug 19, 2026
First published
May 15, 2017
Requires WordPress
4.4
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Visual Link Preview FAQ

What does Visual Link Preview do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Visual Link Preview offers A call to action for your affiliate links, Promote WooCommerce products on your website, List sources for your article, A weekly posty of interesting websites you’ve found and Link to related posts on your own website.

How many active installs does Visual Link Preview have?

WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Visual Link Preview as of September 7, 2026.

Is Visual Link Preview still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 19, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does Visual Link Preview have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for Visual Link Preview are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Visual Link Preview free?

Visual Link Preview is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.