missing link manager in the old wp-admin (help)

  • Unknown's avatar
    anacichero · Member ·

    Hello,

    I have been using the same blogs for more than 10 years teaching semestral math courses and I am missing old the link manager .

    With the link manager that was on the left bar ( where you find posts, media, and pages ) I could edit link categories and used that to automatically change menus from one course to the next one
    For eg: category 2021 replacing 2020 refreshed all links without editing names or anything else.

    I know there have been many changes and I see that free blogging is not so flexible as it was.

    This is not a complaint but a request for advice. I would very much like to buy sthg like the link manager but without going to sthg expensive.

    I ve been using the same blogs ( one for algebra, one for geometry, etc ) for many years for uruguayan public bachellor schools, all of the have been only accesible for people with the link , and worked as a classroom extension.

    Please suggest me how to get back the link manager tool. ( I can pay but I am not a bussiness, and I have about five active courses per year )

    Thanks in advance

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

  • Unknown's avatar
    justjennifer · Member ·

    Hello there, that Links Manager tool is only found in the WP Admin dashboard. You can reach it by adding /wp-admin/link-manager.php to your site address.

    WordPress.com is currently merging the two available dashboards so let us know if you are able to access this or need more help.

  • Unknown's avatar
    anacichero · Member ·

    Hello justjennifer,

    I am really gratefull, this solved my problem now. :)

    Do anyone know if this option is going to be accessible for free plans in the new dashboard ?
    I am having inconveniencies with the recent changes and considering options for the future.

    Thanks again

  • Unknown's avatar
    justjennifer · Member ·

    You’re welcome.

    I’m sorry I don’t know the answer to your question whether the Links Manager will be present in the merged interface, so I’ve flagged this thread for a Staff reply. Thanks for your patience.

  • staff-mckluskey · Staff ·

    Hi there!

    The Links Manager was removed from the new navigation because it was removed and replaced with a plugin from WordPress in general over 8 years ago.

    The good news is that you will still be able to access that setting with the direct link that @justjennifer shared above.

    You can also consider creating a menu and add it as a Navigation Menu WIdget to your site:

    https://wordpress.com/support/widgets/navigation-menu-widget/.

  • Unknown's avatar
    anacichero · Member ·

    Hello fresatomica! I am in fact using for each semester the same menus and reusing links just changing the categories, also I used to browse my media with the search functionality that I see that could be soon unavailable.

    I plan to unify all my blogs in one ( – I ve been using for 10 years a different one for each course I teach -) and then upgrade to a bussiness account, because I have no space problems but it seems I I will be needing plugins.

    Thanks for your kind reply.

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