=== Simple Links ===
Contributors: Mat Lipe
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Tags: Link Manager, Links List, Link Organization
Requires at least: 4.6.0
Tested up to: 4.8.3
Stable tag: 4.2.7
License: GPLv2
Links Manager with many features. Makes managing links simple and robust.
== Description ==
A rebooted concept of the original WordPress Links Manager with many great enhancements and features.
Want more options and better support?
Premium Add-ons!
Some of the features this plugin offers:
* Drag and drop link ordering
* Featured image style, image attaching
* Shortcode capabilities with a shortcode generating form
* Visual Shortcodes
* Additional usable Fields
* Many widget options
* Import links from the old WordPress Links manager
* Options to remove the old WordPress Links Manager from the admin
* Flexible permissions
The outputs, admin screens, and permissions are extend-able using filters. Development Docs
To contribute on GitHub
send pull requests
== Upgrade Notice ==
= 4.1.6 =
* Fix issue with no-follow (Thanks AlterTobi!)
= 4.0.2 =
* Upgrade to fix but with count of sorted by category links
= 2.9.2 =
* Upgrade to fix bug with link nofollow
= 2.1.0 =
* Must upgrade to this version to use premium addons
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
= Most questions can be answered by looking at the help section in the top right corner of the different pages in the WordPress Admin. =
*Once this plugin is activated, you will find documentation on the "widgets", "pages", "posts", and "simple links settings" screens.
= The full documentation can be found here =
https://matlipe.com/simple-links-docs/ which is the same as the plugin link.
= For Developers Docs See =
http://matlipe.com/simple-links-docs/simple-links-developer-docs/
= For all other questions =
Start a support thread and myself or someone from the community can probably help you out. Support thread will be answered faster than contact submissions from my website.
= If you are looking for custom functionality =
There are some premium add-ons available here https://matlipe.com/product-category/simple-links-addons/
== Screenshots ==
1. The widget options
2. The short-code generating form
== Changelog ==
= 4.2.0 =
* Take Visual Shortcodes out of BETA
= 4.1.7 =
* Add German Translation (Thanks to Robert Skiba!)
= 4.1.5 =
* Added French Translation (Thanks to momo-fr)
= 4.1.0 =
* Added visual shortcodes feature (BETA)
= 4.0.3 =
* Fix bug with importing categories from WP Links
= 4.0.2 =
* Fix bug with count of links when some links not sorted by category
= 4.0.0 =
* Ability to order each category individually
* Create setting for default link target
= 3.1.0 =
* Improved translation ability
* Improved Links Manager Import
* Fixed bug with initial setting of hide the Links Manager
= 3.0.0 =
* New widget and shortcode option to include the child categories links. See help tabs of your widget and page/post screens for details
* Cleaned up help sections a bit
* Improved translation strings
= 2.9.3 =
* No longer include children categories automatically. Instead have the ability to select with child categories to include.
= 2.9.2 =
* Fix bug with link nofollow
= 2.8.0 =
* Allow for duplicate category names
= 2.7.5 =
* Added Persian Translation ( Thanks to Ameer MP and Sheyda Darouei )
= 2.7.0 =
* Added sort by date ability
* Some code structure improvements
= 2.5.0 =
* Improved settings section
= 2.4.0 =
* Added ability to include paragraphs in the link descriptions
* Updated .pot file for translation
= 2.3.0 =
* Improved WP integrations
* Removed deprecated Replica Widget
= 2.2.8 =
* Improved help section and flags
= 2.2.7 =
* Fixed issue with double quotes in descriptions
= 2.2.4 =
* Fixed issue with pre WP 3.5 installs
= 2.2.0 =
* Added mce to link description
= 2.1.0 =
* Prep for premium add-ons
* New filters
* Bug fixes
= 2.0 =
New Factory Style class structure for more manageable development
= 1.9.0 =
Added ability to display the link image without the links title
Added ability to use any type of link including relative links
= 1.8.0 =
Added new filters to allow for filtering each links output directly
= 1.7.1 =
Prevent the links from showing up in search results
= 1.6.0 =
Added Ability to have a rel=nofollow added to links
Added Ability to remove the line break between Images
= 1.5.5 =
Fixed the random ordering of links
= 1.5 =
Added internationalization support