TrueWP.net | VK Link Target Controller

Active Installs

30,000+

Last Updated

April 23, 2026

First Released

January 8, 2015

Download History (Last one month)

Plugin presentation

VK Link Target Controller enables to redirect your visitors to another page than the post content when they click on the post title that displays on the Recent Posts list or the Archives Page.

Example of use

Let’s say you have a new product for sale on eBay or Etsy.
You find it annoying to write a complete post entry on your blog (or WordPress powered website) to explain you have a new product to sell there and would like your visitors to access directly the product page.

With VK Link Target Controller your visitors will access directly that product page when clicking on the post title.
Fast redirection to the product you want to sell!.

GitHub repository

VK Link Target Controller official repository on GitHub.
https://github.com/kurudrive/vk-link-target-controller
Latest plugin version is always on GitHub.

Installation and default settings

Install the plugin and activate it like other WordPress plugins.
Go to VK Link Target Controller settings screen (Settings > Link Target Controller).
Select the post types where you want to use VK Link Target Controller.

Notes:

By default none of your post types are selected
VK Link Target Controller supports custom post types

Add a link for redirection

VK Link Target Controller adds a meta box to your posts edit screen under the main content editing area.
If you need a redirection for this post just fill in the field with the destination url.

VK Link Target Controller supports both

external links like http://bizvektor.com/en/ (will link to http://bizvektor.com/en/)
internal links like /theme-documentation/bizvektor-quick-start/ (will link to http://thisdomain.com/theme-documentation/bizvektor-quick-start/)

For external (or absolute) urls both http:// and trailing slash are optional.
For internal (relative) urls you need to add a slash “/” at the beginning as shown on example above (see also Screenshots).

If you want the link to open in a new window then check the corresponding option.

Screenshot Gallery

Localisation for VK Link Target Controller settings page.

VK Link Target Controller settings page. Choose the post types where the plugin should be activated.

An absolute url to an external link with open the link in a separate window option selected (both http:// and trailing slash are optional).

A relative url that refer to a page of your website: <strong>note slash "/" at the beginning</strong>.

Are custom post types supported?

Yes.

Where do I add my link?

You can add your link for redirection on the post edit screen.
Just look for the “URL to redirect to” section under the main edit screen.

What are the options for the link?

The plugin supports both external and internal links.
You can choose to open the links in a new window if you need.
Please refer to the Installation tab or the Screenshots tab for more information.

Can I add URLs with non-Latin characters?

VK Link Target Controller supports Japanese in URLs so probably you can add other non-Latin characters too.

My link won’t open on a new window.

VK Link Target Controller adds a filter on the the_permalink() WordPress function, which means the redirection won’t work if your theme uses another function, for example get_permalink() to display the links.
In order to have the link opened in a new window VK Link Target Controller needs a theme with the post id as class on the <a> parent element.

Your theme probably has it if it follows the WordPress Theme recommendations.

Example A:

<div class="post-item post-block front-page-list post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
    <a href="<?php the permalink(); ?>">
        <?php the_title(); ?>
    </a>
</div>

Example B:

<div class="<?php echo esc_attr( implode( ' ', get_post_class() ) ); ?>" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
    <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
        <?php the_title(); ?>
    </a>
</div>

get_post_class() returns a value that includes the post ID.

Any chance to get the plugin translated in my language?

For now the plugin is available in English and Japanese only.
But we have a .pot file available so feel free to translate it in your language if you have some time.

Changelog

1.10.1

[ Bug Fix ] Fixed an issue where the redirect URL could not be saved, displayed, or updated on custom post types. The fix covers CPTs registered later by other plugins (e.g. CPT UI, ExUnit), CPTs with a customized capability_type (e.g. a CPT using edit_sites instead of edit_posts), and CPTs that do not declare custom-fields post_type support.

1.10.0

[ Spec Change ] Rename option key from ‘custom-post-types’ to ‘vk_ltc_custom_post_types’ to avoid conflicts with other plugins. Existing data is automatically migrated. Added fallback to legacy key for frontend requests before admin_init migration runs.
[ Add Function ] Show an edit link next to post titles for logged-in users who have edit permission, when a redirect URL is set on the post.
[ New Feature ] Clean up plugin-specific data (post meta and options) from the database when the plugin is deleted.
[ Other ] Fix incorrect sample code in plugin description (class attribute is required, not id).

1.9.0

[ Specification change ] Migrate meta box to block editor native sidebar panel for WordPress 7.0 RTC (Real-Time Collaboration) compatibility.

1.8.1

[ Other ] Add back compatibility flag to meta box for WordPress 7.0 RTC support.

1.8.0

[ Add Function ] Add internal link search with WordPress standard link dialog.

1.7.10

[ Bug fix ] Avoid PHP warning when current post is not available (e.g. comment edit screen).

1.7.9

[ Other ] Update Readme

1.7.8

[ Bug fix ] Fix fatal error on setting screen.

1.7.7

[ Other ] change version only ( change WordPress.org banner ).
[ Bug fix ] Fix the issue where URL retrieval sometimes fails.

1.7.6

[ Bug fix ] Handle links other than the_permalink.

1.7.5

[ Other ] Delete unnecessary files

1.7.4

[ Bug fix ] Fixed an issue that occurred in a PHP 8.0 or higher environment.
[ Bug fix ] Fixed an issue where the feature to open in a new window did not work.

1.7.2

[ Other ] Update admin settingpage library 2.6.0

1.7.1

[ Other ] Update admin settingpage library 2.5.0

1.7.0

[ Other ] Update admin settingpage library 2.4.0

1.6.4

Fix default setting from all off to all on.

1.6.3

Fix Screenshots

1.6.0

Add setting link

1.5.4

Update VK Admin Library

1.5.3

Update VK Admin Library

1.5.2

Update VK Admin Library

1.5.1

Update VK Admin Library

1.2

Support link to the file.

1.1

Support post type “page”.

1.0

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Plugin Info

Version: 1.10.1
Last Updated: April 23, 2026
Active Installs: 30,000+
WordPress Version: 5.3 or higher
Tested up to: 6.9.4
PHP Version: or higher
Tags:
link list page recent-posts redirection

VK Link Target Controller