SherDore

<p><strong>SherDore Link on Keyword</strong> lets you define keywords and the URLs they should automatically link to across all your post content.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Add unlimited keyword <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> URL rules</li>
<li>Control how many times each keyword is linked per post</li>
<li>Open links in a new tab</li>
<li>Add rel=”nofollow” to any link</li>
<li>Case-sensitive or case-insensitive matching</li>
<li>Safe HTML parsing — never breaks existing links</li>
</ul>
<h4>How it works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to <strong>Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Link on Keyword</strong></li>
<li>Add a keyword and a target URL</li>
<li>Every time that keyword appears in your posts, it will automatically become a hyperlink</li>
</ol>
<h4>Attribution</h4>
<p>This plugin is free to use. In return, a small visible “Powered by Sherdore” link is displayed in your site footer. You will be asked to agree to this during activation. If you do not agree, the plugin will deactivate itself — no data is stored.</p>


SherDore Link on Keyword

Automatically insert hyperlinks into your post content based on defined keywords. Free to use — powered by Sherdore.com.

Simon Ward

<p><strong>Simon’s Auto Keyword Linker</strong> is a lightweight, fast, and intelligent WordPress plugin that automatically transforms your selected keywords into links across posts and pages.</p>
<p>Perfect for internal linking, topic clusters, dictionaries/glossaries, affiliate linking, and improving SEO at scale — all without bloat.</p>
<h3>🚀 Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Unlimited keyword <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> URL pairs</li>
<li>Link each keyword up to <strong>1–50 times per post/page</strong></li>
<li><strong>Never links a keyword on its own target page</strong> (prevents self-linking)</li>
<li>Case-insensitive, whole-word matching</li>
<li>Skips headings (H1–H6), existing links, and all HTML tags</li>
<li>Sorts keywords by length to prevent overlapping/partial matches</li>
<li>Clean, efficient engine based on safe regex & placeholders</li>
<li>Works with Gutenberg, Classic Editor, page builders, and most themes</li>
<li>Fully compatible with caching plugins</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔍 Smart Keyword Scanner (New!)</h3>
<p>Click one button and the plugin will:</p>
<ul>
<li>Scan <strong>all published posts and pages</strong></li>
<li>Detect highly-relevant multi-word phrases already appearing on your site</li>
<li>Score and rank them based on frequency + title relevance</li>
<li>Suggest the <strong>best internal page</strong> to link each phrase to</li>
<li>Allow one-click add or delete (“Trash”) suggestions</li>
</ul>
<p>No more guessing what to link — get data-driven internal linking recommendations instantly.</p>
<h3>🔗 External Link Control</h3>
<p>For external URLs, you can enable:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>target="_blank"</code></li>
<li><code>rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"</code></li>
</ul>
<p>Internal links remain dofollow for optimal SEO.</p>
<h3>🤖 How the Linking Engine Works</h3>
<ul>
<li>Matches whole words only — never inside other words or URLs  </li>
<li>Never links inside headings (<code><h1></code>–<code><h6></code>)</li>
<li>Ensures links are not placed inside existing <code><a></code> tags</li>
<li>Automatically decodes HTML entities like <code>&amp;</code> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> <code>&</code></li>
<li>Prevents short-keyword conflicts by linking <strong>longest phrases first</strong></li>
</ul>
<h3>Example keyword rules:</h3>
<p>Web Hosting|https://yourwebsite.com/web-hosting/</p>
<p>Contact Form|https://yourwebsite.com/contact/</p>
<p>External URL|https://example.com</p>
<h3>Upgrade to Pro (Optional)</h3>
<p><strong>Auto SEO Keyword Linker Pro</strong> adds advanced features such as:</p>
<ul>
<li>Conditional logic per keyword (e.g., <code>category:5</code>, <code>post-type:page</code>)</li>
<li>Click statistics per link</li>
<li>Export & Import your keyword rules</li>
<li>Link title attribute control</li>
<li>Max links per page & advanced targeting</li>
</ul>
<p>Learn more (optional upgrade):<br />
https://simonward.net/auto-seo-keyword-linker/</p>


Simon's Auto Keyword Linker

Automatically scans and converts keywords into links — internal links stay dofollow, external links can optionally open in a new tab with nofollow.

SherDore Link on Keyword vs Simon's Auto Keyword Linker