Plugin to really hide links to robots.
As of April 2026, Hide Link is a WordPress no bot plugin with 80 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.2+ and PHP 7.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Top alternative: Email No Bot – Prevent bots from….
After successful activation every time you add #hide-this-link to a link, the plugin will replace it with an hidden link.
For example, for an URL as https://sample-link.com you should write https://sample-link.com#hide-this-link. Then you will still be able to click on the link, but robots will not see it because Hide Link will replace the link tag with a span and make it clickable with a line of JavaScript.
With the PRO version the links can be hidden also by CSS class, and you have also the options to hide all the links of the navigation.
| WordPress | 6.2+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.2+ required |
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