Description
Use Tools 410 Link Unlinker to paste a list of URLs. Run a dry-run to preview, then apply. Optional: include wp_postmeta.
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/
- Activate via Plugins.
- Go to Tools 410 Link Unlinker.
FAQ
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Does it delete the link text?
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No—only removes the wrapper; the inner text/HTML remains.
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Contributors & Developers
“410 Link Unlinker” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.7
- Add “Trash Matching Posts” feature to bulk-trash posts whose URLs match your 410 list (removes them from author pages, archives, etc.).
1.0.6
- Fix URL parsing to accept URLs without https:// prefix.
- Improved examples: show post/page URL slugs and meta_key names.
- Add “Show all changes” checkbox to list every modification instead of first 10.
- Fix shortcode matching to support both single and double quotes.
- Only process postmeta values that contain HTML tags (skip internal WP meta).
- Relative path matching now only applies to post_content, not postmeta (prevents false positives across domains).
- Fix PCRE regex limit error when processing large URL lists (600+ URLs now supported).
1.0.5
- Only scan published posts/pages (skip drafts for faster processing).
1.0.4
- Add examples output for shortcode attribute neutralization in postmeta.
1.0.3
- Fix URL matching bug where base domains were incorrectly matched instead of specific deep links.
- Improved pattern building to keep host-path pairs together, ensuring only exact URLs are matched.
1.0.2
- Fix WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized warning for $_FILES input.
- Add phpcs:ignore comments for direct database queries used in bulk operations.
1.0.1
- Add license header and metadata.
- Sanitize/unslash inputs per WP standards.
- Inline prepared queries.
- Add version to enqueued CSS.