It has some interesting features but it seems like cloaking is either an all or nothing setting. It focuses on matching keywords with links. Contact me for details.Īnother option possibly worth considering is Auto Affiliate Links. If you have been using Pretty Links and want to switch to either ThirstyAffiliates or Easy Affiliate links, I am working on a plugin for that. Neither plugin currently offers geo-specific links but EAFL is planning to add this in the future. EAFL doesn’t offer client-side cloaking now but the developer told me it is a planned feature. This can be very helpful if you have existing links from a different plugin and want to switch to TA. TA lets you uncloak links on either the server side or the client side. EAFL, on the other hand, can import and export links but not settings. TA lets you import and export settings but not links. ![]() It has no charts and it limits data to 10 clicks. EAFL reports clicks on the links page but the reporting page is weak. ThirstyAffiliates has better reporting though is missing click details on the main links management page. Both have some great free features and are actually pretty similar. I recommend either ThirstyAffiliates (TA) or Easy Affiliate Links (EAFL). The biggest problem with it is that you cannot uncloak links, which is a requirement if using Amazon affiliate links. Pretty Links is the most popular affiliate links plugin but it is not a good free option. ![]() But, if you are cheap like me, here are my thoughts comparing just the free options. If you are willing to pay then probably any of them is a good choice. Many of the premium options are fairly expensive and charge annually. You typically get some free features and have to pay for others. Pretty much all affiliate links WordPress plugins are freemium. That means you don’t have to actually manually add any links to existing content. Some plugins will let you associate keywords that appear on your site with an affiliate link. Make adding affiliate links (cloaked or not) easy directly from the Gutenberg editor.This can be useful when you want to direct people to a site in their own country. Associate more than one affiliate URL with a keyword or cloaked link depending on the geographical location of your visitor.Set a link prefix (e.g., “refer” will yield links like /refer/keyword).Or you may want to mark your affiliate links as nofollow. For example, you may want to force all links to open in a new tab. Add universal, per-link or per-category settings. ![]() Of course, you can see that information on the individual affiliate program sites, but it’s nice to see all your clicks in one place. It’s nice to know how many people are clicking your affiliate links. Bulk editing is also a good feature to have. Ideally, you can group them in categories as well and apply settings based on those categories. Maintaining all your affiliate links in one place helps you can easily add, delete or edit them. Just visit your plugin management page and update the associated target URL rather than updating the post link. If you decide to change your recommended company, no problem. When the user clicks on that link the plugin redirects to the associated affiliate link. Instead of adding your ugly affiliate link, you use something like /refer/car-rental/. For example, say you recommend a car rental service. Ideally, this is a feature you can enable or disable per link or per category. Cloak your links (replacing the ugly affiliate link with a shorter, cleaner looking one).If you monetize your site with affiliate programs, a link management plugin can be very helpful. Whenever choosing plugins, be sure to read the user reviews and pay attention to how many users the plugin has and when it was last updated.Īlso Note: The number of installed users-along with the ratings and reviews-can be a good (but not perfect) guide when trying to decide between plugins that do more or less the same thing. Oftentimes, when you hear about a WordPress site getting hacked, it was the result of vulnerability in a plugin being used on that site. Second, plugins can pose a security risk. ![]() Likewise, having too many plugins can also slow things down. First, some plugins are poorly coded and can slow down your site’s performance. Note: WordPress plugins can be a great way to enhance your site, but beware that they can also affect your site in a couple of significant ways.
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