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#980 by installs

Link Whisper Free

by Spencer HawsVersion 0.9.8

The AI-powered internal linking plugin for WordPress. Build internal links faster, find linking opportunities, and improve SEO automatically.

Active installs
30,000+
#980 of 1,000
Downloads, all time
1M
1,015,995
Downloads, 30 days
25.8K
4.2K in the last 7
Rating
4.2 / 5
150 reviews
Last updated
18 days ago
Oct 13, 2026
Version
0.9.8
87 releases

Upkeep and compatibility

Last updatedOctober 13, 2026Updated in the last 3 months
Tested up toWordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release
Needs WordPress4.6 or newer
Needs PHP7.4 or newer
First publishedFebruary 11, 2020
Support, last two months0 of 4 threads resolved (0%)

Reviews

4.2 / 5 from 150 reviews

Reviews by star rating
5 stars109
4 stars9
3 stars1
2 stars8
1 star23

Downloads, last 30 days

Low 180 a dayHigh 9.4K a day

What the author says it does

Link Whisper is an AI-powered internal linking plugin for WordPress trusted by 50,000+ site owners, including sites featured by Matthew Woodward, Authority Hacker, and Diggity Marketing. It helps you find internal linking opportunities, build links faster, and improve SEO without manual work.

Stop building internal links manually. Link Whisper’s AI analyzes your content and whispers exactly which pages should link to each other — right inside your WordPress editor. Accept the suggestion. Done. Your site’s link structure improves in minutes, not months.

It also finds orphan pages (posts with zero internal links) so nothing on your site gets left behind.

SMALL SUGGESTIONS, BIG RESULTS

Link Whisper’s advanced AI now “whispers” smart, contextual internal link suggestions in real time, helping you create a seamless journey for your readers without the manual work.

Users created over 10 million links in the past 30 days alone and report saving around 12 hours per week on internal linking tasks. By using semantic analysis to build a powerful site structure, Link Whisper makes it easier for Google to crawl, understand, and rank your content for maximum visibility.

The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.

Questions the author answers

Why Is Internal Linking Important for SEO?

Internal linking helps search engines understand how your content is connected and which pages are most important. A strong internal linking structure improves crawlability, distributes authority across your site, and helps users discover more of your content. Link Whisper makes internal link building faster and more strategic by showing you the best linking opportunities automatically.

What Kind of Link Suggestions Can I Expect?

Link Whisper helps with internal link building by analyzing your content and identifying relevant connections between your posts and pages. It suggests natural, in-context links that make sense to readers and strengthen your site structure for SEO.

What if I Want to Remove Links After I Make Them?

Yes. Any links you create with Link Whisper can be removed or changed at any time. The plugin simply helps you with internal link management, but the links themselves are normal WordPress links that you control.

Just open your post or page, edit the link, and save. 🙂

What if I Uninstall the Plugin, What Happens to All My Links?

All your links will remain active, even if you uninstall the plugin! Once you add internal links to your site, they are just like any other link. They are “permanent” links that will only be removed if you want them to (even if you stop using Link Whisper…which we hope you never do!).

Will Internal Linking Help Me Rank Better in Google?

Internal links are one of Google’s strongest on-page ranking signals — and Link Whisper makes sure you’re not leaving any of them on the table. Thousands of users report improved rankings and traffic after getting their internal link structure right.

Who Should Use LinkWhisper?

Link Whisper is designed for bloggers, marketers, agencies, and website owners who want to improve their SEO with better internal linking. It is especially helpful for content-heavy WordPress sites where managing links manually becomes time-consuming, particularly as AI tools make it easier than ever to publish more content.

Latest changelog entry

0.9.8

  • [COMPATIBILITY] Adding support for Divi 5! The text inside Divi 5 modules is now read for the link reports and suggestions.
  • [COMPATIBILITY] Setting the minimum PHP version to 7.4 to match what the plugin needs to run.
  • [COMPATIBILITY] Making Link Whisper’s class loader only load its own classes, so it can’t cause a fatal error by trying to load another plugin’s classes.
  • [IMPROVEMENT] Leaving email, phone, SMS and other app links (mailto:, tel:, etc.) out of the link reports and the Broken Links Report.

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Where this page's numbers come from

Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.