Better Internal Link vs Visual Shortcodes — WordPress

Better Internal Link Search vs Visual Shortcodes

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Better Internal Link Search

5.0·25reviews·1,000+installs

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1. Listing metadata

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	Better Internal Link Search	Visual Shortcodes
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Description	1953 / 5000 chars39% used	1234 / 5000 chars25% used
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Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Blazer Six	J B
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Feature comparison between Better Internal Link Search and Visual Shortcodes
Metric	Better Internal Link Search	Visual Shortcodes
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	2.5 ★
Total reviews	★ 25	2
Active installs	1,000+	100+
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3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Better Internal Link Search

Better Internal Link Search improves the default internal link searching feature in a number of ways, making it faster and easier to find the content you want to link up. The most basic feature limits results to posts and pages that contain your search term in the title, rather than returning every post that contains the term in the title or content field — this greatly reduces the number of results on sites with a lot of content and should improve accuracy. Beyond that simple change are more powerful features that can be customized for your particular site, including creating shortcuts for often-used links and even searching external sites without leaving WordPress! Features Search by post or page title when adding links to the editor or adding pages to a nav menu. Includes terms from any taxonomy in the search results so you can easily link to term archives. Scheduled posts are included in search results. Text highlighted in the editor when opening the internal link popup is searched for automatically. Adds a shortcut for quickly linking to the homepage. Just type ‘home’. Provides the ability to create custom shortcuts with a little code. Powerful modifiers included for searching additional data sources to make linking fast and easy (Wikipedia, GitHub, iTunes, Spotify, Codex). Extendable so developers can add their own sources. Typeahead Search Instantly see search results for pages, posts, media items or other custom post types on their Manage Posts screens. As soon as you start typing in the search field, the table instantly updates with results for whichever post type you’re viewing. Pressing enter or clicking the search button will continue to return posts using the default search algorithm (post titles and content). Additional Resources Write a review Contribute on GitHub Follow @cedaroco Visit Cedaro Screencast Eric Amundson over at Ivy Cat recorded this great overview of the plugin’s features:

Top keywords

search10×3.19%
results6×1.92%
link5×1.60%
post5×1.60%
posts5×1.60%
content4×1.28%
internal3×0.96%
internal link3×0.96%
pages3×0.96%
search results3×0.96%
searching3×0.96%
term3×0.96%

Visual Shortcodes

This is a utility plugin that will allow other plugins and themes to swap out shortcodes with custom images, in the same way that WordPress’ native gallery shortcode does this. Replacement images can be clicked to reveal a ‘delete’ button. This works extremely well when your shortcode already has a tinymce button, but does work for manual shortcodes too. This plugin does not support multi-line shortcodes or non-self-closing shortcodes (e.g. it supports [foo bar="baz"] but not [foo]bar baz[/foo]). Honestly, I don’t even know what would happen if you tried to use one. It may work, but it’s entirely unsupported. To add your shortcode, hook onto the filter 'jpb_visual_shortcodes'. That filter will pass one array as an argument. Each element of that array is an associative array which must contain values for the following keys: shortcode The name of the shortcode to replace image The url of the image to replace the shortcode with. Additionally, the array may contain the optional parameter command, which must be a valid tinymce command. If present, this value will trigger a second UI button (‘Edit’) when the user clicks the replacement image which, when clicked, will execute the tinymce command passed as the value.

Top keywords

shortcode6×2.90%
array4×1.93%
shortcodes4×1.93%
button3×1.45%
command3×1.45%
foo3×1.45%
image3×1.45%
tinymce3×1.45%

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Better Internal Link Search or Visual Shortcodes?

Better Internal Link Search has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 25 reviews) compared to Visual Shortcodes (2.5★ from 2 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Better Internal Link Search or Visual Shortcodes?

Better Internal Link Search holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 2.5★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Better Internal Link Search or Visual Shortcodes?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Better Internal Link Search has the deeper published review base (25 vs 2), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Better Internal Link Search typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (25 reviews). Visual Shortcodes typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (2 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Better Internal Link Search and Visual Shortcodes?

Migration support varies by app and category. Better Internal Link Search and Visual Shortcodes both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Visual Shortcodes" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Better Internal Link Search vs Visual Shortcodes

Better Internal Link Search

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2. Categories & rankings

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Frequently asked

Which has better reviews, Better Internal Link Search or Visual Shortcodes?

Should I choose Better Internal Link Search or Visual Shortcodes?

Which is faster to set up, Better Internal Link Search or Visual Shortcodes?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Better Internal Link Search and Visual Shortcodes?

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