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Visual Link Preview

by Brecht · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: 5 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months.

83/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Visual Link Preview
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security75
Support70
Reputation60

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoSEC-35 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence
  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
BrechtVds15 May 2017 to 19 Aug 2026, 55 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
8
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Visual Link Preview
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20252
Q1 20261
Q2 20264
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 19 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
17 Jun 2026Visual Link Preview <= 2.3.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure4.3<= 2.3.12.4.00
2 Jun 2026Visual Link Preview <= 2.4.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure4.3<= 2.4.12.4.20
19 Feb 2026Visual Link Preview <= 2.3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery6.4<= 2.3.02.3.152
18 Jan 2026Visual Link Preview <= 2.2.9 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 2.2.92.3.01
4 Nov 2025Visual Link Preview <= 2.2.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via visual-link-preview Shortcode6.4<= 2.2.72.2.80
18 Aug 2021Visual Link Preview <= 2.2.2 - Unauthorised AJAX Calls5.4< 2.2.32.2.3n/a

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Visual Link Preview
Q4 20235.0
Q3 20245.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20253.0

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 3.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star30
4 star1
3 star1
2 star2
1 star2
Latest low reviews

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Visual Link Preview
4 May 20266,204
11 May 20261,179
18 May 20266,709
25 May 20261,029
1 Jun 2026939
8 Jun 2026547
15 Jun 2026444
22 Jun 2026375
29 Jun 2026336
6 Jul 2026371
13 Jul 2026325
20 Jul 2026371
27 Jul 2026324
3 Aug 2026321
10 Aug 2026285
17 Aug 2026361
24 Aug 2026301
31 Aug 2026331
7 Sep 2026297
14 Sep 2026361
21 Sep 2026369
28 Sep 2026321
5 Oct 2026346
12 Oct 2026341
19 Oct 2026558
26 Oct 2026484
2 Nov 202655

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 59% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.4.2
AuthorBrecht
Added15 May 2017
Last updated19 Aug 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress4.4
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Content Marketing & Blogging
Tagssnippet, summary, visual link, link preview

Other plugins by this author: WP Recipe Maker, Easy Affiliate Links, WP Ultimate Post Grid, Easy Image Collage, Custom Related Posts, Dynamic Widget Content

Questions

Is Visual Link Preview still maintained?

Visual Link Preview was last updated on 19 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Visual Link Preview safe?

Visual Link Preview has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 5 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Visual Link Preview?

The wordpress.org author is Brecht. Recent committers: BrechtVds, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Visual Link Preview?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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