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Custom Link Widget

Custom Link Widget Plugin is a Free WordPress plugin which allows you to add Hyperlinks directly using a Widget. This is quite similar to WordPress Li …

By pankajbiswas·Widget·Free
3.7(7 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 8 years ago
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As of April 2026, Custom Link Widget is a WordPress widget plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 35K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.

3.7/57 reviews
1.0K+active installs
35K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

Custom Link Widget Plugin is a Free WordPress plugin which allows you to add Hyperlinks directly using a Widget. This is quite similar to WordPress Link widget.

Whats the difference?

You don’t have to add links in LINKS section, instead of that you have to put the Link URL and Link Name in the widget, it will do the rest. Also, you will get an option to select the numbers of links to display.

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Ratings & Reviews

3.77 reviews
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Recent Reviews

Exactly what I needed
by caspixel·11 years ago

I was looking for a widget to replace the “Blogs I Follow” widget on a WordPress.com site and this was perfect. No coding necessary, so it will be easy for my client to add more links themselves. A really great widget. Thank you.

You ROCK!
by onlyarethusa·12 years ago

Was struggling to add a link in a sidebar and failing miserably. Added your plugin and it worked like magic. *mwah* Thank you so much for this!

works as expected
by Coraux·12 years ago

thanks

Why Plugin?
by John Conner·12 years ago

There should be a reason for creation of a plugin and what I expect from a link widget plugin is a wide variety of options for style and beautification of links in widget area (like animated up-down rollover or css stylish hover). This plugin shows links in a very basic html way and made a distortion in widgets’ area which I could put my links easier using WP text widget and the below code (as many as I need):
your front-end title here</

CLW
by alexiev.ca·13 years ago

Great plugin, very easy to use and extremely useful. Thank you once again!
Really appreciated

Download Trends

Today: 2Yesterday: 5This week: 32Period total: 749

Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v1.1
100.0%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1.0

  • Added Option To Open Link In A New Window
  • Fixed Some Bugs
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

pankajbiswaspankajbiswas
Plugin Info
Version
1.1.1
Last Updated
Nov 28, 2017
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
3.4.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
1.0K+
Downloads
35K+
Added
Apr 6, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

widgetwidgetslink widget

Developer

P
pankajbiswas
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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