Amazon Affiliate Link Checker – AMZ Watcher
by AMZ Watcher · Uncategorized
AMZ Watcher is the simple way to find and fix your broken Amazon Affiliate links.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈190 estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “amazon affiliate link monitoring”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 3.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 2 reviews to 2021-07-05Both reviewers call it a real time saver for managing Amazon affiliate links, with the dashboard and broken-link detection getting the praise, though one notes you need a free AMZ Watcher account first.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1076 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1076 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 7d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 7d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| amazon affiliate link monitoring your tag | #11 | #10 | 0 |
| affiliate plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| amazon affiliate plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| link alert your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| link checker your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “amazon affiliate link monitoring”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “affiliate plugin”, “amazon affiliate plugin” and “link alert” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,486 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 280 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.9y ago
latest release · v1.0.8 · 20 Nov 2023
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.3 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ thedermdetective5.3y ago
If you manage Amazon affiliate links in any volume, this plugin will save you or your VA a ton of time! Comes with a quick & easy dashboard that shows all your Amazon links (based on your AMZ Watcher account limits), product status (in stock / out of stock), product rating and number of reviews (very helpful for round-up reviews), your affiliate ID, and number of referring pages with the product. A report is added to each the Post editor as well to remind you if any products are unavailable or if affiliate ID tags are missing. Overall, it’s a must have for new or existing Amazon affiliates – the visual dashboard makes it easy to spot any issues with your links, so you don’t miss out on any commission opportunities. If you have broken/error links, I recommend replacing them with a plugin like Better Search Replace.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ funnybusiness15.3y ago
Even though i had to register for a free account at AMZ Watcher website, i found some broken links which is cool. Really useful for keeping my site clean
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.1
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube.
- ! Headings and lists 9 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,844 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("affiliate plugin", "Amazon Affiliate Link Monitoring", "amazon affiliate plugin", "Link Alert", "link checker" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-06-30 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-06-28 100+ → 90+ down after 88 days in tier
- 2023-04-01 90+ → 100+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2023-03-21 100+ → 90+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2023-03-15 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-14 100+ → 90+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-03-09 90+ → 100+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2023-02-07 80+ → 90+ up after 5 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Find & Fix Broken Internal, External & Video Links 200K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
AffiliateX – Amazon Affiliate Plugin, Product Boxes, Comparison Tables & Affiliate Link Tracking 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
YITH WooCommerce Affiliates 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Link Checker 4K+ installs · 3.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
AffiliatePages – Pros & Cons, Notice, and CTA Blocks for Affiliates 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
External Links Overview 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C
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