Better Blogroll
Allows you to display a configurable number of random links from your Wordpress blogroll
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 1
- Active installs
- 300+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 6 Dec 2011
- Added
- Feb 2008
- Requires WP
- 2.3
- Tested up to
- WP 3.2.1
- Downloads
- 57,918
Our analysis
AI-assistedBetter Blogroll is a WordPress plugin that enables you to display a selection of random links from your blogroll. It is designed to help reduce link blindness while allowing you to share links to your preferred blogs.
The plugin offers configurable options for sorting links, determining the number of links displayed, and selecting categories. It also supports various link formats and can include additional information such as categories or ratings next to each link.
Best for: This plugin is suitable for bloggers looking to enhance their blogroll with randomised link displays.
What it does well
- ✓Configurable number of links displayed
- ✓Supports sorting by title, rating, or randomly
- ✓Can display links in different formats (image, text, or both)
- ✓Allows categorisation of links
- ✓Includes tool tips for link descriptions
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in December 2011
- •Tested only up to WordPress version 3.2.1
- •Directory score indicates potential issues
Verdict
Better Blogroll provides useful features for managing blogroll links, but its outdated status may limit compatibility with newer WordPress versions.
From the developer
dyersorg's own description of Better Blogroll, lightly tidied.
The Better Blogroll widget for WordPress allows you to display a configurable number of random links from your WordPress blogroll. This should help to combat link blindness while still letting you to share the link love with more of your favorite blogs.
Some Features:
- Links can be sorted randomly, by title, or by rating.
- The number of links shown is configurable.
- Categories from which links are shown is configurable.
- Links can be set to “nofollow” if your links are coming from paid sources.
- Capable of Displaying XFN Data.
- Displays image links, text links, or both.
- Links can be in a single list or separated by category.
- Can display each link’s category or rating to its right.
- The description of each link appears in a tool tip.
- Allows you to show an explanation that the list is a rolling blogroll.