Link Icons
Link Icons adds a icon next you your different types of links in your posts an pages.
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Link Icons shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 13 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.5 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Link Icons stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| external link | >100 |
| icons | >100 |
| image link | >100 |
| link | >100 |
| Video link | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Link Icons
From the official readme · v0.4Description
Link Icons adds a icon next you your different types of links in your posts an pages.
Link Icons does not connect to any external sites.
0.4
- Admin interface with option to enable or disable HTTP Header Usage
- Added support for youtu.be short links.
0.3.1
- Fix for this https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-will-come-back-later
- Fix for https-links
0.3
- Video link type
- Sets icons to links to URLs that return Video content type.
- Sets icons to links to a youtube video.
0.2
- Ignores a-tags if it wraps an img.
- Sets icons to links to URLs that return Image content type
0.1
- Initial upload
- External links
Installation
Easiest installation
- In wordpress admin go to Plugins -> Add plugin
- Search for “Link Icons” and add
Alternative installation
- Upload the
link-iconsfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
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FAQ
Link Icons: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 13, 2026
Is Link Icons free?
Yes. Link Icons is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Link Icons safe to use in 2026?
Link Icons shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Link Icons?
Link Icons is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,932 times since it launched in May 2013. It was downloaded 44 times in the last 30 days.
Does Link Icons work with WordPress 7.1?
Link Icons is officially tested up to WordPress 3.5.2, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Link Icons last updated?
The latest version, 0.4, was released on May 4, 2013 (13 years ago).
Who makes Link Icons?
Link Icons is developed and maintained by bergh.
What are the best alternatives to Link Icons?
The most popular alternatives to Link Icons are Broken Link Checker (500K+ installs), Page Links To (100K+ installs) and Pz-LinkCard (20K+ installs).
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