Kramer
Kramer will add inbound links to a post on your weblog as pingbacks by checking Technorati and by monitoring incoming referrers.
Consider an alternative
Kramer shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 20 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 19 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 2.0 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Kramer stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| cosmos | #11 |
| links | >100 |
| pingback | >100 |
| Technorati | #25 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Kramer
From the official readme · v0.7.7Description
Kramer will add inbound links to a post on your weblog as pingbacks without the need for the author of the post on blog A to send a ping to blog B by using both Technorati and by monitoring incoming referrers.
What this means is that pingback, trackback and other post-pinging tools are no longer required, as all links to a post will be found and shown as pingbacks. To show links to the main weblog, or to other pages in general, a function called kramer_inbound() is provided. It can be used in WordPress templates to display a list of the latest inbound links to that page. It is usually included in the sidebar of a blog and can be fully configured via the Kramer administration interface.
Support and Updates
To debug your Kramer install, view the HTML source on any page, and scroll down to the bottom where Kramer produces its debug output as a HTML comment. Within the debug output any errors are reported, as well as a trace of the request to Technorati and any comment actions.
To submit a bug, feature request or support ticket fill in the ticket form found at:
http://dev.wp-plugins.org/newticket?component=kramer
Contributors
- Nik Cubrilovic – original author
- Mark Jaquith – current maintainer
- Firas – testing, ideas
- Kevin Marks – support from Technorati and ideas
License
Copyright 2005-2007 Nik Cubrilovic nik@nik.com.au and Mark Jaquith mark.gpl@txfx.net
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
Installation
- The zip archive contains two files,
README.txtandkramer.php. Place kramer.php in your blogs wp-content/plugins/ directory. - Once there, log into your weblog’s administration console, click on plugins and then activate the Kramer plugin.
- Click on Options then Kramer to view the Kramer options page
- Under the API Key section, follow the link to Technorati to get an API key and insert the key into the field provided.
- Your installation is now complete. If there are incoming links to a post they should appear immediately.
For developers
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FAQ
Kramer: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 12, 2026
Is Kramer free?
Yes. Kramer is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Kramer safe to use in 2026?
Kramer shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 20 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Kramer?
Kramer is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 10,132 times since it launched in May 2005. It was downloaded 70 times in the last 30 days.
Does Kramer work with WordPress 7.1?
Kramer is officially tested up to WordPress 2.0.9, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Kramer last updated?
The latest version, 0.7.7, was released on March 15, 2007 (20 years ago).
Who makes Kramer?
Kramer is developed and maintained by nik.
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