Better Blogroll vs Link Manager
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Link Manager ranks #1,116 on the popular list; Better Blogroll is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Link Manager has the largest install base, roughly 67× the next: 20K+ active installs against 300+ for Better Blogroll. Downloads this week: Link Manager 191 and Better Blogroll 21. Ratings: Better Blogroll 5★ from 1 and Link Manager 4.5★ from 33 reviews.
| Metric | Better Blogroll | Link Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,116 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 21 | 191 |
| Rating | 5★ (1) | 4.5★ (33) |
| Last updated | Dec 6, 2011 | Nov 28, 2017 |
| Current version | 3.4 | 0.1-beta |
| Best rank on record | #10,199 | #1,106 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2008 | Aug 2012 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Better Blogroll or Link Manager?
By active installs, Link Manager: 20K+ sites run it against 300+ for Better Blogroll, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 22, 2026.
Are Better Blogroll or Link Manager alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.