Removes anchor wrappers (…) in posts/pages (and optionally postmeta) when links match a provided list (e.g., 410 Gone). Keeps the visible text.
| Author: | Atastic (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 5.8 |
| WordPress version tested: | 6.9 |
| Plugin version: | 1.0.7 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 28-10-2025 |
| Last updated: | 18-12-2025 |
| Rating, %: | 0 |
| Rated by: | 0 |
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| Total downloads: | 1 128 |
| Active installs: | 10+ |
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Use Tools → 410 Link Unlinker to paste a list of URLs. Run a dry-run to preview, then apply. Optional: include wp_postmeta.
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
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ChangeLog
1.0.7
- Add “Trash Matching Posts” feature to bulk-trash posts whose URLs match your 410 list (removes them from author pages, archives, etc.).
1.0.6
- Fix URL parsing to accept URLs without https:// prefix.
- Improved examples: show post/page URL slugs and meta_key names.
- Add “Show all changes” checkbox to list every modification instead of first 10.
- Fix shortcode matching to support both single and double quotes.
- Only process postmeta values that contain HTML tags (skip internal WP meta).
- Relative path matching now only applies to post_content, not postmeta (prevents false positives across domains).
- Fix PCRE regex limit error when processing large URL lists (600+ URLs now supported).
1.0.5
- Only scan published posts/pages (skip drafts for faster processing).
1.0.4
- Add examples output for shortcode attribute neutralization in postmeta.
1.0.3
- Fix URL matching bug where base domains were incorrectly matched instead of specific deep links.
- Improved pattern building to keep host-path pairs together, ensuring only exact URLs are matched.
1.0.2
- Fix WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized warning for $_FILES input.
- Add phpcs:ignore comments for direct database queries used in bulk operations.
1.0.1
- Add license header and metadata.
- Sanitize/unslash inputs per WP standards.
- Inline prepared queries.
- Add version to enqueued CSS.
