Title: LinkCortex – AI Internal Link Suggester Author: Selvakumar Duraipandian Published: October 16, 2026 Last modified: October 16, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/linkcortex.svg) # LinkCortex – AI Internal Link Suggester By [Selvakumar Duraipandian](https://profiles.wordpress.org/selvasudar/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/linkcortex.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/linkcortex/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/linkcortex/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/linkcortex/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/linkcortex/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/linkcortex/) ## Description LinkCortex takes the manual work out of internal linking. It follows three simple steps: **Scan Review Apply**. * **Scan.** The plugin finds the primary keyword of every page, using the keyword you typed, your SEO plugin’s focus keyword, or AI. It then suggests the best links between your pages, with the exact link text and a short reason. * **Review.** You accept or reject ideas one by one or in bulk, edit the link text or the target, and preview the paragraph. * **Apply.** Accepted links are added to your pages. Every change is saved as a revision and can be undone with one click, either per link or per batch. #### Built to keep AI costs low and predictable * AI never reads your whole site. The plugin compares your pages locally first and sends only page titles, headings, opening words and the few paragraphs that could hold a link. * Pages that have not changed since the last scan are skipped. If no paragraph mentions a related page, no AI request is made at all. * Before every AI run you see the estimated cost and the budget left this month, and you can cancel. * Set an **estimated monthly budget cap**. When the estimated spend reaches it, no new AI work starts until you raise the cap or the next month begins. * The **AI & Cost** settings tab has a cost calculator for your own site, an editable price table, and a usage log that compares estimated and actual cost for each run. #### Safe edits * Only the link is added. Everything else in your page stays exactly as it was, byte for byte. * Every suggestion is checked against the current page right before it is applied. * Undo removes only the link the plugin added. If someone has since edited the text around it, the plugin stops instead of overwriting their work and points you to the saved revision. * Pages built with page builders (Elementor, Divi and others) are never changed. Their suggestions are view only, so you can copy the link and add it in the builder. #### Works without AI too The page index, link map, orphan page report (pages no other page links to) and keyword editing never need an AI provider. #### AI features need a connected provider This plugin uses the AI features built into WordPress 7.0 and newer. It does **not** ask for or store API keys. To use AI features, connect a provider in **Settings Connectors**, for example with the official AI Provider plugins for Anthropic, Google or OpenAI. If no provider is connected, AI features are turned off with an explanation and everything else keeps working. #### Also included * Focus keywords are read (never changed) from Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO and SEOPress, and noindex pages are skipped. * Works with any public post type, including custom post types and WooCommerce products. * Keeps languages apart on sites using Polylang or WPML. * An “LinkCortex” panel in the block editor, and a box in the classic editor. * CSV export of keywords, suggestions, applied links and AI usage. * A Site Health check for the AI connection. * No ads, upsells, locked features or telemetry. ### External services This plugin does not contact any external service itself. It sends no telemetry, checks for nothing online and loads no remote files. When you click a Scan, Run or Re-generate button, or turn on automatic or scheduled updates yourself, it asks WordPress to send **page titles, headings and short text excerpts** of your site to the AI provider _you_ connected in **Settings Connectors**. That provider could be Anthropic, Google, OpenAI or another one. The provider uses this text to pick keywords and links. Nothing is sent on activation or when pages load, and nothing is sent while no provider is connected. You choose the provider, and their terms apply: * Anthropic: [Terms of Service](https://www.anthropic.com/legal/commercial-terms), [Privacy Policy](https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy) * Google (Gemini API): [Terms of Service](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/terms), [Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy) * OpenAI: [Terms of Use](https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use/), [Privacy Policy](https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy/) The AI & Cost settings tab links to each provider’s official pricing page so you can check prices. These are plain links; the plugin never fetches them. ### Privacy The plugin stores in your own database: * keywords; * link suggestions; * an edit record for each link it adds (so it can be undone); * an AI usage log: time, task, model and amount of text, never the text itself. Page text is sent only to the AI provider you connected, and only when you start an AI run. The optional “verbose” debug log can record the text sent to AI; it is off by default and shows a warning when you turn it on. When you uninstall, the plugin deletes its data only if you turned on “Delete all plugin data when uninstalling” (Settings General). Links already added to your pages are never removed automatically. ### Third-party libraries None. The block editor panel uses only WordPress’s own packages; its source is in the `src/` folder. ## Screenshots [⌊Dashboard overview showing indexed pages, orphan page alerts, quick-win internal link suggestions, and estimated AI spend tracking.⌉⌊Dashboard overview showing indexed pages, orphan page alerts, quick-win internal link suggestions, and estimated AI spend tracking.⌉[ Dashboard overview showing indexed pages, orphan page alerts, quick-win internal link suggestions, and estimated AI spend tracking. [⌊Link suggestions list showing suggested anchor text in sentence context, target page details, relevance score, explanation reason, and one-click apply.⌉⌊Link suggestions list showing suggested anchor text in sentence context, target page details, relevance score, explanation reason, and one-click apply.⌉[ Link suggestions list showing suggested anchor text in sentence context, target page details, relevance score, explanation reason, and one-click apply. [⌊Keywords index showing primary keywords for every page, AI and SEO source tags, orphan page status, and inbound/outbound link counts.⌉⌊Keywords index showing primary keywords for every page, AI and SEO source tags, orphan page status, and inbound/ outbound link counts.⌉[ Keywords index showing primary keywords for every page, AI and SEO source tags, orphan page status, and inbound/outbound link counts. ## Installation 1. Install and activate the plugin. It needs WordPress 7.0 or newer. 2. Open **LinkCortex** in the admin menu. The setup checklist walks you through the rest. 3. Optional, for AI features: connect an AI provider in **Settings Connectors**. 4. Click **Update page index** (free) or **Scan for link suggestions** (uses AI and shows the estimated cost first). ## FAQ ### How much does it cost? It depends on your AI provider, the model and how many pages you have. On the recommended** Economy** quality setting a typical page costs a fraction of a cent. The calculator in **LinkCortex Settings AI & Cost** works out an estimate for your own site, and every run shows its estimate first. ### What is the “estimated budget cap”? A monthly limit on **estimated** AI spend. Before each AI request the plugin sets aside the worst-case cost, and no new request starts once the cap is reached. Estimates are based on the usage your provider reports, so the cap limits overspending but cannot guarantee your provider’s invoice. Your provider’s invoice is the source of truth. ### What if the price of a model is unknown? With **strict budget mode** (on by default when a cap is set), paid AI runs pause and ask you to enter the model’s price. You can enter or correct any price in the price table. ### Which AI model is used? You choose a quality level (Economy, Balanced or Best). That is a preference: WordPress may use another model you have connected. Costs are always worked out from the model that actually answered. If you need fully predictable costs, choose **Use only this model**. ### Do I need to enter an API key in this plugin? No. Keys are managed by WordPress in Settings Connectors. This plugin never asks for or stores them. ### Can I undo links? Yes, per link or per batch, from **LinkCortex Suggestions Applied**. Each change is also saved as a normal WordPress revision. ### Does it change anything without asking? No. Applying links is always your explicit action, with a confirmation that shows how many pages will change. Automatic updates and scheduled scans are off by default; if you turn them on, they only create suggestions and still respect your budget. ### Does it work with my SEO plugin? Yes. If Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO or SEOPress already has a focus keyword for a page, it is used and that page skips the AI keyword step. The plugin only reads this data and never changes it. ### Does it work without an AI provider? Yes, partly. The page index, link map, orphan report and keyword editing work without AI. Link suggestions need AI. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “LinkCortex – AI Internal Link Suggester” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Selvakumar Duraipandian ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/selvasudar/) * [ krismaya ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/krismaya/) [Translate “LinkCortex – AI Internal Link Suggester” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/linkcortex) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/linkcortex/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/linkcortex/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/linkcortex/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/linkcortex/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * First public release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **2 days ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.3** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [internal links](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/internal-links/)[keywords](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/keywords/) [link building](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/link-building/)[orphan pages](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/orphan-pages/) [seo](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/linkcortex/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/linkcortex/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/linkcortex/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Selvakumar Duraipandian ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/selvasudar/) * [ krismaya ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/krismaya/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/linkcortex/)