=== Simple Links === Contributors: Mat Lipe Donate link:https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=paypal%40matlipe%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=Simple%20Links%20&no_note=0¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHostedGuest Tags: Link Manager, Links List, Link Organization Requires at least: 4.6.0 Tested up to: 4.9.4 Requires PHP: 5.2.4 Stable tag: 4.4.2 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. Check out Simple Links Pro for more features including priority support, display links by category, import/export ability via csv, links in search results and so much more!
Pro version 1.1.0 just dropped with lots of great new stuff!

Features

* Drag and drop link ordering * Optional link images * Shortcode support with a shortcode generating form * Ability to add additional custom fields * Widgets including various options for display * Ability to import links from the old WordPress Links manager * Options to remove the old WordPress Links Manager from the admin * Flexible permissions

Pro Features

* Priority support. * Links will show up in search results. * Links in search results point to the link's url. * Ability to import/export links via a csv file. * Available csv template for adding new links. * Ability to display the links in sections by category. * Ability to display the category’s title above sections. * Ability to display the category’s description above sections. * Display multiple categories on a single page and order each one individually. * Visual Shortcodes. *NEW* * Access to members only support area.

Currently ships with the following languages

* English (US) * German (de_DE) * French (fr_FR) * Farsi (fa_IR)

Developers

Developer docs may be found here.

Contribute

Send pull requests via the Github Repo == Upgrade Notice === = 4.4.1 = * Fix formatting of link description = 4.4.0 = * Upgrade to support PRO version 1.1.0 = 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/ which is the same as the plugin link. = For Developers Docs See = http://matlipe.com/simple-links/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. == Screenshots == 1. The widget options 2. The short-code generating form == Changelog == = 4.4.0 = * Remove Visual Shortcodes in favor of much improved PRO version * Begin moving code to strict WordPress standards * Improve security * Improve translations * Improve performance = 4.3.0 = * Support BRAND NEW pro version = 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