Buddy Love 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 leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,116, ahead of Buddy Love at #45,540. Over the last 7 days Link Manager climbed 1 place and Buddy Love slipped 10,461 places. Link Manager has the largest install base, roughly 2000× the next: 20K+ active installs against 10+ for Buddy Love. Downloads this week: Link Manager 177 and Buddy Love 18.
| Metric | Buddy Love | Link Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #45,540 ▼ 10461 | #1,116 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 18 | 177 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.5★ (33) |
| Last updated | Jun 16, 2009 | Nov 28, 2017 |
| Current version | 1.13 | 0.1-beta |
| Best rank on record | #33,347 | #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.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Buddy Love or Link Manager?
By active installs, Link Manager: 20K+ sites run it against 10+ for Buddy Love, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 21, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Buddy Love or Link Manager?
Link Manager, at #1,116 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Buddy Love at #45,540. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Buddy Love 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.