Pocket WP allows you to embed your Pocket links into a WordPress page or post via a shortcode or a widget.
As of April 2026, Pocket WP is a WordPress links plugin with 30 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Broken Link Checker.
Pocket WP connects to the Pocket API and pulls in your latest saved links with tags and excerpts into a WordPress page, post or widget.
Due to the way Pocket’s API works, you need to complete a few steps before you can use the plugin.
Install and activate the plugin.
Create an application on the Pocket Developers website, enter your Consumer Key into the Pocket WP settings page and click Save Changes to start the authorization process.
Click the Get Access Key link to complete the authorization.
The shortcode embeds a list of Pocket links into a page or post.
The basic shortcode is [pocket_links] and it accepts some optional arguments:
count: [any number] // How many links to display. Default is all.
excerpt: yes, no // Whether or not to display the excerpt…| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 4.1.42 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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