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Simon's Auto Keyword Linker

Automatically scans and converts keywords into links — internal links stay dofollow, external links can optionally open in a new tab with nofollow.

By Simon Ward·SEO·Free
5(1 reviews)
·30 active installs·Updated 3 months ago
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As of April 2026, Simon's Auto Keyword Linker is a WordPress seo plugin with 30 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 382 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.6+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time….

5/51 reviews
30active installs
382total downloads
1 yearsince 2025

Overview

Simon’s Auto Keyword Linker is a lightweight, fast, and intelligent WordPress plugin that automatically transforms your selected keywords into links across posts and pages.

Perfect for internal linking, topic clusters, dictionaries/glossaries, affiliate linking, and improving SEO at scale — all without bloat.

🚀 Key Features

  • Unlimited keyword → URL pairs
  • Link each keyword up to 1–50 times per post/page
  • Never links a keyword on its own target page (prevents self-linking)
  • Case-insensitive, whole-word matching
  • Skips headings (H1–H6), existing links, and all HTML tags
  • Sorts keywords by length to prevent overlapping/partial matches
  • Clean, efficient engine based on safe regex & placeholders
  • Works with Gutenberg, Classic Editor, page builders, and most themes
  • Fully compatible with caching p…
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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress5.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.4+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.8.8

  • Improved: Cleaner, more intuitive UI for the Smart Keyword Scanner
  • Added: Bulk delete (“Trash Selected”) option in keyword suggestions
  • Added: Option to select maximum words per keyword phrase when scanning
  • Added: Option to set minimum occurrences (1–5) to reduce low-quality or accidental keyword phrases
  • Improved: More accurate keyword and phrase scanning

…and 3 more changes

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Simon WardSimon Ward
Plugin Info
Version
1.8.8
Last Updated
Dec 6, 2025
WP Requires
5.6+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
30
Downloads
382
Added
Nov 23, 2025
Business
Free

Tags

seokeyword linkingkeyword scannerinternal linkingautomatic linking

Developer

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Simon Ward
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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