Open Links in SL
Have your links to Second Life© locations, groups, and profiles (maps.secondlife.com and world.secondlife.com) open in SL from your website.
Use with caution
Open Links in SL works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 months ago, and scores 46/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (20+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.9 (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 Open Links in SL stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Second Life | #6 |
| slurl | #1 |
| virtual world | #13 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
About Open Links in SL
From the official readme · v0.10.1Description
Have your links to Second Life© locations, groups, and profiles open in SL from your website.
This plugin is intended as an aid for websites which are created and managed by Second Life© residents. There are many websites like this, and often these community owners run into confusion on how to link their website content (text, images, etc) to the relevant content inside the Second Life© virtual world.
How to use
Simply activate plugin to use. Your published website links to maps.secondlife.com plus world.secondlife.com will automatically open inside of your Second Life© viewer on click.
Example
When you open a profile window in Second Life, you can find the user’s key and also “copy URI”. You will then get something like this:
secondlife:///app/agent/63c3809f-6fe2-4151-aa8d-ab3ce169f01a/about
Take the key such as 63c3809f-6fe2-4151-aa8d-ab3ce169f01a and put it in this format instead to make a link to it from the web:
http://world.secondlife.com/resident/63c3809f-6fe2-4151-aa8d-ab3ce169f01a
Example URL to a location within Second Life:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Serena%20Pisces/213/132/23
Example URL to a group within Second Life:
https://world.secondlife.com/group/d7a76a13-68d0-553f-76b3-851a9a07919f
You still need to make sure these links are set up correctly on your website. In the future this plugin may be released with helper tools to create these links properly, but this is not yet a feature.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get a Second Life© viewer?
Second Life© Viewer Download
How do I properly talk about Second Life© on my website?
The Second Life© Brand Center
Does this work for other virtual worlds?
No.
Changelog
0.10.1
- readme.txt header changes
- php header changes
0.10
- readme.txt text changes
0.8
- Changed script to allow standard URL get requests, such as
?lang=at the end of the URL. - Added encoding to the resulting link for extra security.
0.7
- Minor changes to plugin info pages.
0.6
- Working release in beta.
- Tested on a few SL community-run websites.
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FAQ
Open Links in SL: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 15, 2026
Is Open Links in SL free?
Yes. Open Links in SL is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Open Links in SL safe to use in 2026?
Open Links in SL works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 months ago, and scores 46/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Open Links in SL?
Open Links in SL is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,957 times since it launched in September 2021. It was downloaded 47 times in the last 30 days.
Does Open Links in SL work with WordPress 7.1?
Open Links in SL is officially tested up to WordPress 6.9.10, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Open Links in SL need?
Open Links in SL requires PHP 7.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Open Links in SL last updated?
The latest version, 0.10.1, was released on January 20, 2026 (9 months ago).
Who makes Open Links in SL?
Open Links in SL is developed and maintained by Code Rocket Studios, LLC.
What are the best alternatives to Open Links in SL?
The most popular alternatives to Open Links in SL are w4os (30+ installs), Online Status inSL (10+ installs) and SL Map (10+ installs).
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