Link View
Display a link-list or link-slider in a post or page by using a shortcode.
4.7(11 reviews)
·800 active installs·Updated 5 years agoAs of April 2026, Link View is a WordPress link plugin with 800 active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 11 reviews. It has been downloaded 55K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.
4.7/511 reviews
800active installs
55K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
The purpose of this plugin is to to show the wordpress integrated links in a list or a slider by using a shortcode or a widget.
Current Features:
- the shortcode [linkview] can be used to add the links in a post or page
- the widget “LinkView” can be used to add links in a sidebar
- the links can be displayed in a list or in a slider
- there are many options available to adjust the output of the links (see shortcode options in the “About LinkView” page)
- the image of the link can also be displayed
- categories and/or links can be displayed in multicolumn layout
- option to set additional css styles for the link-lists and link-sliders
- the required user roles to edit links can be adjusted in the settings page
Development:
If you want to follow the development status have a look…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.711 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.9+ requiredTested up to 5.6.17 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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Changelog
0.8.0 (2020-11-29)
- raise minimum required PHP version to 5.6
- some internal code refactoring (namespaces, file structure, …)
- added setting to add custom css classes
- added a shortcode attribute to add custom css classes
- added category css classes for each link
…and 2 more changes
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