{"id":2797,"date":"2022-08-11T16:48:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T16:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wpcarers.com\/?p=2797"},"modified":"2022-11-24T21:50:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T21:50:42","slug":"best-affiliate-plugins-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dev.studio17.ie\/wp-carers\/best-affiliate-plugins-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Best Affiliate Plugins for WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have many external links, especially affiliate links, on your website<\/a>, it is a good idea to use a WordPress link cloaker. Although this may sound deceptive, a WordPress affiliate link plugin can actually make your site more user friendly. It can ensure better link readability, let you track link clicks, allow easier link correction and even have SEO<\/a> benefits. To help you choose a great option for you, here’s a list from us at WP Carers of the 7 Best Affiliate Plugins for WordPress.<\/p>\n

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1. Thirsty Affiliates<\/a> – Best Affiliate Plugins for WordPress<\/h2>\n

Thirsty affiliates is a free link management and cloaking plugin. The free version of the plugin has a user friendly dashboard and plenty of great features. However, if you require more there are premium add-ons which can be purchased. The plugin adds a button to your post editor that lets you place new links and insert existing links to your content quickly and easily. Additional features include nofollow options, hierarchical link categorisation and customisable URL prefixes.<\/p>\n

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2. Pretty Link Lite<\/a> – WordPress Affiliate Link Plugin<\/h2>\n

This is a free URL shortening plugin that allows you to easily manage your affiliate and external links with ease, earning it a place on our list of the best affiliate plugins for WordPress. Pretty Link Lite uses your domain name to clean links up so that visitors think you’re linking within your site. It has a single admin area where you can track and manage links. There’s also a pro version available with 7 new redirect types.<\/p>\n

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3. WP Wizard Cloak<\/a> – WordPress Link Cloaker<\/h2>\n

WP Wizard Cloak is a free plugin that allows you to send your visitors to a specific URL based on their geographic location. A useful feature of this plugin is the ability to create keywords that as you use them on a post or page automatically link. The plugin also lets you view statistics for the links on your website, to see which get the most click-throughs. Finally, it features an intuitive user interface plus an ‘insert link’ button is added to your WordPress post editor.<\/p>\n

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4. Affiliate Links Manager<\/a> – WordPress Affiliate Plugins<\/h2>\n

This plugin makes our list of the best affiliate plugins for WordPress due to its simple functionality. It is the ideal affiliate link solution if you only need to manage a few links. The plugin doesn’t provide any statistics, but it allows you to create simple URL redirects, track clicks through your Google Analytics account and reduce the load on your server. The plugin menu can be accessed through the links button in the admin sidebar.<\/p>\n

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5. Clink<\/a> – Free WordPress Affiliate Plugin<\/h2>\n

Clink is a WordPress plugin which allows you to manage, create and track outbound links by custom links, featuring your domain name. This plugin also lets you make 301 redirections and keep track of the amount of visitors they receive, so it is easily amongst the best affiliate plugins for WordPress. It features 8 widget options for ultimate functionality. Additional features include a countdown timer before redirect, RTL style, custom link categories, shortcode options and statistics regarding number of visitors to each link.<\/p>\n

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6. Affiliate Link Manager<\/a> – Best Affiliate Plugins for WordPress<\/h2>\n

This is a simple, free link management plugin. Affiliate Link Manager allows you to add new affiliate links and shorten the URL to redirect users. A unique feature to this plugin lets you see the last 1000 users who clicked on a specific URL and the date and time they accessed it.<\/p>\n

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7. Simple Links<\/a> – WordPress Affiliate Link Plugin<\/h2>\n

Simple Links is one of the best affiliate plugins for WordPress due to the fact that it is easily extendable for developers, there are even docs provided. It is based on an older link management plugin, WordPress Links Manager. Additional features include drag and drop link ordering, short-code capabilities, widget options, flexible permissions and the option to import links from the WordPress Links Manager plugin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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