Link Removal Tool

Removes links from content on your website. Instantly remove any and all links to any defined URL

Author:Outsourcing Exposed (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:3.3
WordPress version tested:4.0.0
Plugin version:1.6.3
Added to WordPress repository:20-03-2013
Last updated:06-10-2014
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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Total downloads:7 938
Active installs:500+
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There are many reasons to need to remove links from your site. Maybe you have discovered that you are linking out to a 'bad neighborhood'. Maybe you are getting lots of 'link removal' requests. You want to be able to quickly and easily remove any and all links to that specific other site.

With this free Link Removal Tool you simply type in the URL of the homepage of this other site eg theirnaughtysite.com - click "Remove" and this plugin strips out every instance of this hyperlink from that content on your site. Done!

WIth this version you can take out existing links. With the Pro version (still free) you can also use this free Link Removal Tool plugin to future-proof your site by making sure your site does not ever link to certain (or all) other sites ever again - Plus with the Pro version you can also delete all hyperlinks on your site if you need to go nuclear, using the wildcard * character. You can also use the Pro version to replace bad links with good links.