[Core Features & Tools] Auto-Linking Setup & Troubleshooting

V4 Quick Answer

Auto-Linking creates links from a trigger keyword to a target URL. Configure the rule once and Link Whisper can apply it to existing content and content published later.

Set up an Auto-Linking rule

1. Open Link Whisper → Auto-Linking.
2. Select Add Auto-Link Rule.
3. Enter the Trigger Keyword and Target URL.
4. Choose the post types and rule options, then save the rule.

Rule options

• Case Sensitive: match only the capitalization you entered.
• Link Limit: limit how many times the rule can add a link in one post.
• Ignore Numbers: skip anchor text that is only a number. Phrases containing numbers, such as ISO 27001, are not skipped for this reason.
• Post Types: select where the rule can run.

AI suggestions are not loading or are stalled

1. Open Link Whisper → Settings → AI and review the current AI configuration.
2. Use AI Subscription and AI Credit History to confirm access and available credits.
3. Remember that keyword-based Auto-Linking rules are separate from AI-assisted work. AI-assisted suggestions and processing require available AI credits.
4. For a large site, processing time varies. If the task is running in the background, allow it to finish and then refresh the relevant dashboard or report. Do not start duplicate tasks while one is still running.
5. If it still fails, check that the site can make outbound HTTPS requests and that security software, a WAF, or hosting rules are not blocking REST or loopback requests.

Auto-links are not appearing

• Confirm that the trigger keyword appears in the content and matches the rule's case-sensitivity setting.
• Confirm that the post type is selected in the rule.
• Check that the link limit is not set to zero.
• By default, Auto-Linking does not add links inside headings or existing links.
• Review the target URL and save the rule again if you changed any option.

Need help?

Email support@linkwhisper.com with the rule settings, affected post URL, exact error message if any, and the Link Whisper, WordPress, and PHP versions.