Easy Affiliate Links

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 47% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ foodiegoeshealthy

   8mo ago

   I find this plugin a convenient place to store and manage affiliate links. It saves me so much time to have a library of links. I like that it is compatible with WP Recipe Maker.

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2. ★★★★★ bravewhale

   1.6y ago

   This was exactly what I was looking for. It’s a very straight forward interface for managing links, and as a lot of options for organizing them. The UI could use a polish, but I’m happy with the functionality.

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3. ★★★★★ vennsq

   2.4y ago

   At first the cloaked urls went going to 404 page , not going externally. Then went to permalinks and saved as recommended. Then it worked . This topic was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by vennsq. This topic was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by vennsq.

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4. ★★★★★ nicloss

   4.6y ago

   good This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by nicloss.

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5. ★★★★★ halfcrackedguru

   4.6y ago

   Works immediately after activating. It’s just what I needed to cloak and organize my links. Thank you!

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6. ★★★★★ Renaat

   5.1y ago

   I tried and failed with several affiliate links cloaking plugin for my WordPress Multisite install. This plugin just nailed it! Works out of the box, does what an affiliate link cloaking plugin needs to do, and runs without issues on my multisite installation. I set it up in no time. Tracking my links. This will help me in buying the pro version. Before, I used the premium versions of different affiliate link plugins. Many of them just did not work well on a Multisite install, or they were messing around against WordPress guidelines. Thanks for publishing this great plugin!

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7. ★★★★★ PubExa

   5.5y ago

   I use the free version for many years and I migrate all my affiliate links to every new site I build. I tried all the other plugins for days and I found this is the best one. Sometimes when I migrate my links to a new site I have to deactivate and then reactivate the plugin, but I never had any problem with it. If you have any issue with this plugin, just write to the author and he will answer within hours.

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8. ★★★★★ flomapper

   5.5y ago

   created categories, created test link, loaded in test page, link takes you to the “SLUG” page and not the affiliate link. This plugin does NOT work! Deleted

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.9.0 Feature: Set affiliate link for button block Improvement: Backend styling in WordPress 7.0 3.9.0
2. — Version 3.8.1 Improvement: Extended settings page 3.8.1
3. — Version 3.8.0 Feature: Set links as “inactive” to temporarily display them as just text Feature: Clone link option on the manage page Feature: Show description when inserting affiliate links Improvement: Setting to exclude affiliate l 3.8.0
4. — Version 3.7.5 Improvement: WordPress 6.8 compatibility Fix: Loading translations too early 3.7.5
5. — Version 3.7.4 Fix: Prevent misuse of tools by users that don’t have access to that page 3.7.4
6. — Version 3.7.3 Fix: Check if user has unfiltered_html capability to prevent some security risks Fix: Unicode in CSV export Fix: Missing links in CSV export 3.7.3

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Easy Affiliate Links <= 3.7.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Reset ↗
   2024-06-27 CVE-2024-5864 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.7.3 Patched in 3.7.4
2. Medium · 6.4 Easy Affiliate Links <= 3.7.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-05-07 CVE-2024-34441 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.7.2 Patched in 3.7.3
3. Medium · 5.4 Easy Affiliate Links <= 3.7.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Block Settings ↗
   2023-01-24 CVE-2023-0375 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.7.0 Patched in 3.7.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 7 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-16 8K+ → 7K+ down after 351 days in tier
2. 2025-06-30 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-06-29 8K+ → 9K+ up after 2 days in tier
4. 2025-06-27 9K+ → 8K+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-06-25 8K+ → 9K+ up after 3 days in tier
6. 2025-06-22 9K+ → 8K+ down after 204 days in tier
7. 2024-11-30 10K+ → 9K+ down after 7 days in tier
8. 2024-11-23 9K+ → 10K+ up after 2 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).

• Auto Affiliate Links 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool 800+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B
• Keywords to Links Converter 800+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D
• Affiliate Link Marker 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• S Shorter Links 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
• R Remove Amazon Links from RSS Feed 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D

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Easy Affiliate Links: 7K+ active installs, 4.2★ (34 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/easy-affiliate-links