Linkilo works on Classic Editor sites
If you’ve installed the Classic Editor plugin (or your theme defaults to it), Linkilo runs exactly the way you’d expect — no special configuration, no compatibility mode. The boxes appear on the edit screen, suggestions are inline, and Apply Link writes a link straight into the post content.
This is the simplest of all the editor integrations because Classic stores everything as plain HTML and Linkilo can edit that directly.
Where the boxes appear
Open any post in the Classic Editor. You’ll see these Linkilo boxes on the edit screen:
- Linkilo AI Suggestions — the per-post suggestion panel (AI Suggestions tab + Legacy Suggestions tab).
- LINKILO – Settings — the per-post keyword settings: All Keywords, Custom Keywords, Negative Keywords and target keywords.
- Linkilo AI Profile — what Linkilo’s analysis thinks the post is about.
Depending on your settings you may also see LINKILO – Outbound Link Suggestions and LINKILO – Inbound Link Suggestions (turn the inbound one on under Linkilo → Settings → General → Show links-into-this-post panel).
If a box is missing:
- Click Screen Options at the top-right of the post-edit screen.
- Check the box next to the Linkilo panel you want shown.
- Confirm the post type is enabled in Linkilo → Settings → General → Scan these post types.
How “Apply” works
When you apply a suggestion on a Classic Editor post:
- Linkilo finds the source sentence in the post content (which is just HTML — no blocks, no shortcodes to walk).
- Wraps the anchor text in a link.
- Saves the post content back.
When you reload the editor or switch to the Visual / Text tab, the link is there.
Visual tab vs Text tab
The Visual tab renders the post HTML for editing. The Text tab shows the raw HTML. Linkilo’s links work the same in both — when you switch tabs, the Visual editor rewrites the HTML slightly (whitespace, attribute order) but the link itself survives.
If you switch to the Text tab and edit the raw HTML by hand, then switch back to Visual, the editor may reformat your manual edits. That’s a Classic Editor quirk, not a Linkilo one. The link Linkilo inserts is standard, valid HTML and survives the round-trip.
When to use Classic over Gutenberg
The choice is personal preference for most sites. Reasons people stay on Classic:
- Older site, large amount of existing content authored in the Classic Editor — switching to Gutenberg can break custom CSS or shortcode-heavy posts.
- Custom theme that’s deeply integrated with the Classic Editor.
- Workflow comfort.
Linkilo doesn’t care which you use. Both run the same engine, return the same suggestions, and have the same boxes.
Mixing Classic and Gutenberg on the same site
The Classic Editor plugin has a setting at Settings → Writing that lets you choose:
- Classic for all users — everyone sees Classic.
- Block editor for all users — everyone sees Gutenberg.
- Allow users to switch — per-user choice.
Linkilo respects whatever editor is loaded for the current post. You can author a post in Classic, then later open the same post in Gutenberg — Linkilo’s boxes show up either way.
Troubleshooting
A box is not visible
Open Screen Options at the top-right of the post-edit screen and tick the Linkilo panels. Reload to confirm.
Apply succeeded but the editor doesn’t show the link
Reload the post-edit screen. The editor reads the content on load; mid-session changes from a box don’t refresh the editor automatically.
Some links Linkilo added are formatted oddly
The Visual tab applies its own cleanup pass. If a link looks wrong in Visual but correct in the Text tab, the issue is the editor’s auto-formatting — not Linkilo’s insertion. Leaving the link alone in Text view is the workaround.
See also
- Using Linkilo with Gutenberg
- Using Linkilo with Elementor
- Using Linkilo with Divi
- Does it work with page builders? (overview)
Last reviewed for Linkilo 3.0.0 (October 2026).