[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fTITr268sgVecstKy-Y64z1yqW5I5Ud6Rl9wKHLu7xLc":3},{"slug":4,"name":5,"version":6,"author":7,"author_profile":8,"description":9,"short_description":10,"active_installs":11,"downloaded":12,"rating":13,"num_ratings":14,"last_updated":15,"tested_up_to":16,"requires_at_least":17,"requires_php":18,"tags":19,"homepage":25,"download_link":26,"security_score":27,"vuln_count":28,"unpatched_count":28,"last_vuln_date":29,"fetched_at":30,"vulnerabilities":31,"developer":32,"crawl_stats":29,"alternatives":39,"analysis":128,"fingerprints":237},"hierarchical-link-categories","Hierarchical Link Categories","2.0.1","Zack Katz","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fkatzwebdesign\u002F","\u003Ch3>Finally, Choose Parent Categories for Link Categories\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>One of the problems with WordPress’ built-in blogroll\u002Fbookmark functionality is that you can’t choose to create nested categories (sub-categories) for the links. This is silly, and makes the functionality nearly useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Treat yourself to some nested blogroll categories\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>This plugin allows link categories to have parent categories (makes link categories “hierarchical”), saving you time and maybe even \u003Cem>saving the world\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plugin also now includes a widget!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Ch4>You may also be interested in:\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fextend\u002Fplugins\u002Frich-text-tags\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">Rich Text Tags\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Enable rich text editing of tags, categories, and taxonomies. Add value to your tag & category pages and improve your website’s SEO.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n","Convert WordPress' link categories to be hierarchical with this simple plugin.",90,7605,60,2,"2012-11-13T17:16:00.000Z","3.5.2","3.1","",[20,21,22,23,24],"blogroll","bookmark","link","link-categories","links","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.seodenver.com\u002Fhierarchical-links\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fhierarchical-link-categories.zip",85,0,null,"2026-03-15T15:16:48.613Z",[],{"slug":33,"display_name":7,"profile_url":8,"plugin_count":34,"total_installs":35,"avg_security_score":27,"avg_patch_time_days":36,"trust_score":37,"computed_at":38},"katzwebdesign",23,14410,30,84,"2026-04-03T21:32:05.581Z",[40,60,79,96,111],{"slug":41,"name":42,"version":43,"author":44,"author_profile":45,"description":46,"short_description":47,"active_installs":48,"downloaded":49,"rating":28,"num_ratings":28,"last_updated":50,"tested_up_to":51,"requires_at_least":52,"requires_php":53,"tags":54,"homepage":57,"download_link":58,"security_score":59,"vuln_count":28,"unpatched_count":28,"last_vuln_date":29,"fetched_at":30},"blogroll-links","Blogroll Links","3.0.0","rajivpant","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Frajivpant\u002F","\u003Cp>Blogroll Links is a WordPress plugin that displays your site’s link bookmarks (formerly called “blogroll”) within posts and pages using a simple shortcode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For people who maintain their website or blog using the WordPress content management system, Blogroll Links uses WordPress’ built-in Links feature and presents links to friends’ pages, resources, and social networking profiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Features\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Display links by category using the category slug\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Customizable sorting (by name, URL, rating, or ID)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Honors link visibility settings (show\u002Fhidden)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Respects target window settings for each link\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Displays link descriptions and images if available\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Works with WordPress’ built-in Links Manager\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Supports XFN (XHTML Friends Network) relationship tags\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Full PHP 8+ compatibility\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Secure: Protected against SQL injection, XSS, and CSRF attacks\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch4>Usage\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Add this shortcode to any post or page:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode>[blogroll-links categoryslug=\"my-links\"]\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\n\u003Ch4>Full Shortcode Options\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode>[blogroll-links categoryslug=\"my-links\" sortby=\"link_name\" sortorder=\"asc\"]\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\n\u003Ch4>Parameters\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ccode>categoryslug\u003C\u002Fcode> – The slug of the link category to display (required)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ccode>sortby\u003C\u002Fcode> – Sort field: link_name, link_url, link_rating, link_id (default: link_name)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ccode>sortorder\u003C\u002Fcode> – Sort direction: asc or desc (default: asc)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch4>Examples\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Display friends’ websites sorted by name:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n    [blogroll-links categoryslug=”friends” sortby=”link_name” sortorder=”asc”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Display resources sorted by rating (highest first):\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n    [blogroll-links categoryslug=”resources” sortby=”link_rating” sortorder=”desc”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Display social media profiles:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n    [blogroll-links categoryslug=”social-profiles”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Live Examples\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>See this plugin in action:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rajiv.com\u002Ffriends\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">www.rajiv.com\u002Ffriends\u002F\u003C\u002Fa> – Social networking links with XFN tags\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rajiv.com\u002Fcharity\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">www.rajiv.com\u002Fcharity\u002F\u003C\u002Fa> – Charitable organizations list\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch4>Credits\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to Dave Grega and Adam E. Falk (xenograg) for their contributions to this code.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Version 3.0 was modernized using \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Frajiv.com\u002Fblog\u002F2025\u002F11\u002F09\u002Fsynthesis-engineering-with-claude-code-technical-implementation-and-workflows\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Synthesis Coding\u003C\u002Fa> with Claude Code – a human-AI collaborative development approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Display your blogroll links anywhere in posts or pages using a simple shortcode.",300,33136,"2025-11-29T18:37:00.000Z","6.7.5","5.0","7.4",[20,55,24,56],"bookmarks","shortcode","https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Frajivpant\u002Fblogroll-links","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fblogroll-links.3.0.0.zip",100,{"slug":61,"name":62,"version":63,"author":64,"author_profile":65,"description":66,"short_description":67,"active_installs":68,"downloaded":69,"rating":59,"num_ratings":70,"last_updated":71,"tested_up_to":72,"requires_at_least":73,"requires_php":18,"tags":74,"homepage":77,"download_link":78,"security_score":27,"vuln_count":28,"unpatched_count":28,"last_vuln_date":29,"fetched_at":30},"blogroll-rss-widget","Blogroll Widget with RSS Feeds","2.2","Jan Teriete","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fleisurelarry\u002F","\u003Cp>This WordPress Widget allows you to display the recent posts of your blogroll links via RSS Feeds as a sidebar widget.\u003Cbr \u002F>\nThe Plugin works without Javascript and without AJAX. It uses the WordPress standard links database and honors the\u003Cbr \u002F>\nvisible and target settings as defined for each link (private links are not shown, links are displayed in the same or\u003Cbr \u002F>\nin a new window as specified). 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Otherwise this Plugin will not work correctly. No item is shown when no RSS Address is entered! With this you\u003Cbr \u002F>\nhave a further possibility to configure the Widget output. When you do not enter a RSS Address to a link, it will not be\u003Cbr \u002F>\ndisplayed in the Widget.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alternative to the WordPress Appearance Widgets SubPanel you can add and configure the Blogroll Widget with RSS Feeds directly\u003Cbr \u002F>\nin your theme file (e.g. sidebar.php). 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