Link Whisper review (2026): is the free plan enough?
WordPress plugin that suggests and adds internal links with AI
Link Whisper report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for internal links on a WordPress blog
Link Whisper suggests internal links inside the WordPress editor and reports pages nothing links to, and Premium is $97 a year for one site. It runs only on self-hosted WordPress, the free version makes you paste every link by hand, and the pricing page and WordPress.org listing disagree on the refund window.
Who Link Whisper is for
- Fits if you run a self-hosted WordPress blog with hundreds of posts to link together
- Works for WooCommerce stores with product pages nothing links to
Who Link Whisper is not for
- Skip it if your site isn't on self-hosted WordPress
- Tight if you stay free, as each link is pasted by hand and bulk linking, auto-linking and broken link checks need Premium
- Watch out: AI credits refresh once a year, and refunds cover the first licence only, not renewals or credits
- Watch out: the pricing page gives a 14-day money-back guarantee while the WordPress.org listing says up to 30 days
Why Link Whisper gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyStarter is $97 a year for one site, about $8 a month, which is under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter. It brings 2,000 AI credits, though those refresh only once a year.
- BFree plan and trialThe free WordPress.org plugin suggests links as you write and reports orphan pages, with no cap on either. You paste each link in by hand and bulk linking waits on Premium, but a small blog could live on it.
- CFeaturesAI link suggestions, bulk linking, keyword auto-linking, orphan and broken link reports, and target keywords from Yoast, Rank Math and AIOSEO. It does internal linking fully, but that's a smaller job than link building as a whole.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. Suggestions show up in the editor, but you need a self-hosted WordPress site first, and Premium groups your posts into clusters before it links them.
- BPlatforms and integrationsRuns inside WordPress, with WooCommerce, Search Console, Yoast SEO, Rank Math and All in One SEO. Nothing for sites that aren't on self-hosted WordPress.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Link Whisper's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Link Whisper's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 45 of the 50 other link building tools we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 40 of 50) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $8.08 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 5 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 51 link building tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Link Whisper’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 40 of 50, level with 10
- BFree plan and trialAbove 43 of 50, level with 3
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 50, level with 34
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 50, level with 43
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 28 of 50, level with 22
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 45 link building tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Link Whisper, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Link Whisper you could make: internal linking and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 45 of the 50 other link building tools we grade. It costs $97 a year.
What you could make
- Internal linking and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- It plugs into other products, WordPress, WooCommerce and Google Search Console among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Link Whisper’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Link Whisper?
Link Whisper is a WordPress plugin for internal linking. It reads your posts and suggests links between related pages as you write, and reports orphan pages that nothing links to. The free version suggests links for you to paste in; Premium adds them in bulk, links keywords automatically across the site and finds broken links.
Worth knowing
- It runs only on self-hosted WordPress sites.
- The free version adds links one at a time by copy and paste; bulk linking, auto-linking and broken link checks need Premium.
- AI credits refresh once a year; the money-back guarantee covers the first license only, not renewals or credit purchases.
- The pricing page states a 14-day money-back guarantee, while the WordPress.org listing says refunds run up to 30 days.
Key features
- AI link suggestions
- Suggests links to and from related posts inside the WordPress editor, matched on topic and meaning rather than exact keywords.
- One-click setup and bulk linking
- Premium groups posts into topic clusters and can add many suggested links at once, with anchor text already chosen.
- Auto-linking
- Premium links every mention of a chosen keyword to a chosen URL across the site, optionally only once per post.
- Orphan page and link reports
- Shows posts with few or no internal links pointing to them, plus inbound, outbound and external link counts for each post.
- Broken links and URL changer
- Premium checks for broken links and 404s, rechecking before flagging, and swaps an old URL for a new one everywhere it appears.
- Target keywords from SEO plugins
- Premium imports target keywords from Yoast SEO, Rank Math and All in One SEO to steer its suggestions.
Link Whisper pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Link Whisper has a free plan, and paid plans start at $97 per year for 1 site.
- Starts at
- $97 per year for 1 site
- Free plan
- Link Whisper Free on WordPress.org: AI link suggestions in the editor, added by copy and paste, and a report of orphan pages and link counts per post.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | The WordPress.org plugin: link suggestions while you write and a basic internal link report. |
| Starter | $97per year for 1 site | Premium on one site with 2,000 AI credits a year: one-click setup, auto-linking, bulk links, broken link and 404 reports. |
| Growth | $197per year for 3 sites | Everything in Starter with 3,000 AI credits a year, premium support and a 1:1 call with the team. |
| Pro | $297per year for 10 sites | Everything in Growth with 5,000 AI credits a year. |
| Agency | $497per year for 50 sites | Everything in Growth with 10,000 AI credits a year. |
Read from linkwhisper.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Link Whisper before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Link Whisper have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Link Whisper is listed for Web.
Does Link Whisper have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Link Whisper is listed for Web.
Is Link Whisper open source?
Link Whisper is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.