Dynamic Links
Makes links to files in upload directory of wordpress in posts (e.g. images) "dynamic". Allows use of relative image URLs in Posts and makes …
5(2 reviews)
·20 active installs·Updated 12 years agoAs of April 2026, Dynamic Links is a WordPress images plugin with 20 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Autoptimize.
5/52 reviews
20active installs
4.0K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
When inserting an image into a posts WordPress uses absolute urls (i.e. including domain name) for the src and href attributes of the image and associated link. This leads to problems if you change your domain (e.g. when moving from test to production environment) or if you change the base path of your upload directory. Also usage of relative URLs (i.e. absolute path to file without domain part) can reduce file size, but may not be used in feeds.
Dynamic Links replaces all links to files in the upload directory with a placeholder which is replaced again with the base path to the upload dir when the content is viewed. This way image links are dynamically adapted to changes in domain name or upload base path.
As additional option relative links can be used when content is display on your si…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.2+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
0.2
- added multisite support (thanks to tufto for the code)
- tested with WordPress 3.8.1
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