Amber
Amber keeps links working on blogs and websites.
4.5(2 reviews)
·60 active installs·Updated 7 years agoAs of April 2026, Amber is a WordPress links plugin with 60 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Broken Link Checker.
4.5/52 reviews
60active installs
4.4K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
Whether links fail because of DDoS attacks, censorship, or just plain old link rot, reliably accessing linked content is a problem for Internet users everywhere. The more routes we provide to information, the more all people can freely share that information, even in the face of filtering or blockages. Amber adds to these routes.
Amber automatically preserves a snapshot of every page linked to on a website, giving visitors a fallback option if links become inaccessible. If one of the pages linked to on this website were to ever go down, Amber can provide visitors with access to an alternate version. This safeguards the promise of the URL: that information placed online can remain there, even amidst network or endpoint disruptions.
Lots of copies keeps stuff safe. By default, Amber stores…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0.0+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
Version 1.4.4
Release date: April 13, 2016
New in Amber v1.4.4 for WordPress:
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WordPress 4.5 compatability Amber has been tested through WordPress 4.5.
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Bug fixes. This release fixes a problem with display of snapshot images and CSS.
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Performance. CSS and JavaScript is no longer included on pages where it is not required.
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