Automatic Links
Automatically adds HTML anchor tags to plain text links and email addresses embedded in the content of posts and pages.
5(2 reviews)
·60 active installs·Updated 16 years agoAs of April 2026, Automatic Links is a WordPress links plugin with 60 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.0.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Broken Link Checker.
5/52 reviews
60active installs
7.8K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
A simple WordPress plugin that automatically adds HTML anchor tags to plain text links and email addresses embedded in the content of posts and pages (WordPress already does this by default for comments). It also gives you the option to set the rel=”nofollow” and target attributes on all automatically generated hyperlinks.
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.0.3+ requiredTested up to 2.8.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.1
- Added option to set the link target attribute.
Contributors
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