10 Best VK Link Target Controller Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
VK Link Target Controller has 30,000+ 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 VK Link Target Controller
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Page Links To
Closest match4.9 (157) 100,000+ active installsLets you make a WordPress page (or port or other content type) link to a URL of your choosing (on your site, or on another site), instead of its norma …
Shares the link, page tags on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated April 4, 2026.
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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, list, page tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated today.
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Category Posts Block
4.5 (79) 40,000+ active installsAdds a block that shows the most recent posts from a single category.
Shares the recent posts tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 17 days ago.
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4.5 (55) 10,000+ active installsThe ultimate widget for displaying posts, custom post types or sticky posts with an array of options.
Shares the recent posts tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, no update since July 17, 2024.
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4.8 (212) 100,000+ active installsList the most recent posts with post titles, thumbnails, excerpts, authors, categories, dates and more!
Shares the recent posts tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 20 days ago.
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Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy
5.0 (25) 3,000+ active installsBuild a list or grid layout of any post type (posts, products, pages + more).
Shares the recent posts tag on WordPress.org. 3,000+ installs against 30,000+, last updated December 29, 2025.
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301 Redirects – Redirect Manager
4.7 (578) 300,000+ active installsManage 301 & 302 redirects. Simple redirection & redirects validation. Includes redirect stats & 404 error log.
Shares the redirection tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 22 days ago.
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4.1 (96) 200,000+ active installsUsing this plugin, you can fix all 404 error links by redirecting them to homepage using the SEO 301 redirection. Improve your SEO rank & pages speed
Shares the redirection tag on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times the installs, last updated 17 days ago.
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404 to 301 – Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 Monitoring
4.7 (311) 100,000+ active installsRedirect manager for 301, 302 and 307 redirection. Monitor and fix 404 errors, log every broken link and protect your SEO after a migration.
Shares the redirection tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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5.0 (412) 100,000+ active installsRedirection
Shares the redirection tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated May 8, 2026.
Switching from VK Link Target Controller: common questions
What is the best alternative to VK Link Target Controller?
Page Links To is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 100,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which VK Link Target Controller alternative has the most users?
301 Redirects, with 300,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which VK Link Target Controller alternative is rated highest?
Redirection, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 412 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these VK Link Target Controller 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 VK Link Target Controller 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 VK Link Target Controller 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
Page Links To is the closest match to VK Link Target Controller by the data we track, and 301 Redirects has the widest reach with 300,000+ 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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