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The Permalinker

Use short codes to dynamically link to your WordPress pages and posts. All you need is the ID. This can come in handy when developing content for Word …

By Andy Stratton·Linking·Free
5(2 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 1 year ago
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As of April 2026, The Permalinker is a WordPress linking plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Internal Link Building.

5/52 reviews
100active installs
12K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009

Overview

Use short codes to dynamically link to your WordPress pages and posts. All you need is the ID. This can come in handy when developing content for WordPress sites. Makes for a cleaner migration with no need to manipulate content when moving from one subdirectory or domain to another.

Attributes of append class, rel, and target are supported within the [permalink] opening tag. See FAQs. You can insert the token %post_title% to dynamically insert the post’s title into anchor text (content between the opening and closing shortcode).

A short code for [template_uri] exists if you’d like to dynamically grab the full URL to your current template directory (useful for adding images and other resources bundled in a template via the page/post editor).

Example 1: Create link.

[permalink i…
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Ratings & Reviews

52 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress2.6+ requiredTested up to 6.4.8
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.9.0

  • Added important security enhancements for escaping URLs and HTML content to prevent XSS and other potential security holes
  • Some legacy output may be affected as we are now escaping URLs and HTML attributes.
  • Content inside of the shortcode should not be escaped as we want to preserve any HTML within that shortcode content/anchor text.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Andy StrattonAndy Stratton
Plugin Info
Version
1.9.0
Last Updated
Dec 13, 2024
WP Requires
2.6+
Tested Up To
6.4.8
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
100
Downloads
12K+
Added
Jun 30, 2009
Business
Free

Tags

linkingstagingmigrationpermalinksdevelopment

Developer

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Andy Stratton
4 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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