A widget which allows you to add an image with a link to your sidebar.
As of April 2026, BlogWell's Simple Image Link Widget is a WordPress link plugin with 400 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 41K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.
So you want to put an ad or an image in your sidebar. And you want it to link to another site. And you want to do it easily, without having to muck about with the code in the text widget.
While there are many WordPress plugins that offer sophisticated image/ad management, there are not many that offer a simple solution.
Simple Image Link lets you easily add images to your sidebar, be they advertisements, buttons of support or buttons of protest without the need for any HTML.
It even displays its name in the widget header within the dashboard allowing you to easily see which simple image link widget is which.
| WordPress | 2.8+ requiredTested up to 2.8.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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