Auto Affiliate Links

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Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 43% 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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No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

1. ★★★★★ Styling Desigins

   1.2y ago

   auto converts the given keywords to affiliate links and its a free plugin, what more do you want?

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2. ★★★★★ ochar

   2.9y ago

   Hi everybody, I need to automate the creation of a link to another site so that when a unregistered user makes a new post that will contain http, that post will automatically appear as a link and not as plain text.For example, after inserting this text (“www.xxx.com”), it will automatically be created as a link to the given page: xxx.com. I tried plugins Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite , User Submitted Posts but failed with theme. can you please advise me how to do it?

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3. ★★★★★ DAVID PIRES PAZ

   4.1y ago

   O Plugin pe bom, no entanto há um conflito com URL publicado manualmente no publicador do WordPress: Por exemplo, quando colocamos alguns links após “leia mais” e a palavra chave está sendo usado no texto âncora, o conflito com o plugin acontece quando quebra o texto âncora não ficando completo como link normal de um “leia mais ou leia também”.

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4. ★★★★★ Tim

   4.4y ago

   Not only does the plugin work great, but the developer is also very responsive.

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5. ★★★★★ Amy

   5.4y ago

   I had to deactivate this as it was causing my WPRM recipes to be duplicated over and over. Possibly a cache issue, I use litespeed but I’m not an expert so I wouldn’t have an idea what to do to make the play together. This topic was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by Amy.

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6. ★★★★★ Matt

   5.4y ago

   A really great plugin ! Thanks Lucian for this very effective plugin More people should be using it ! I definitely recommend it.

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7. ★★★★★ rudsonalex

   6.5y ago

   não compensa pelo valor cobrado

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8. ★★★★★ nando4

   7.3y ago

   Developer promptly adds useful enhancements to this great software. 5-stars.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 6.9.1 Added extra security check for broken URL check 6.9.1
2. — Version 6.9 Created module to add any type of links for automated generation trough universal data feed 6.9
3. — Version 6.8.9.5 Fixed caching issues 6.8.9.5
4. — Version 6.8.9.4 Tested and updated for WordPress 7.0.1 6.8.9.4
5. — Version 6.8.9.2 Secured admin-ajax calls 6.8.9.2
6. — Version 6.8.9.1 Refactored api calls logic 6.8.9.1

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

1. Medium · 5.3 Auto Affiliate Links <= 6.8.8.3 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-05-25 CVE-2026-24592 Missing Authorization Affects <= 6.8.8.3 Patched in 6.8.9
2. High · 7.2 Auto Affiliate Links <= 6.8.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'url' Parameter ↗
   2026-05-07 CVE-2026-7330 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 6.8.8 Patched in 6.8.8.1
3. Medium · 4.9 Auto Affiliate Links <= 6.4.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection ↗
   2024-09-18 CVE-2024-9838 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 6.4.6 Patched in 6.4.7
4. Critical · 9.1 Auto Affiliate Links <= 6.4.3.1 - Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection ↗
   2024-05-06 CVE-2024-34386 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 6.4.3.1 Patched in 6.4.4
5. Medium · 4.3 Auto Affiliate Links <= 6.4.3 - Missing Authorization via aalAddLink ↗
   2024-03-11 CVE-2024-1843 Missing Authorization Affects <= 6.4.3 Patched in 6.4.3.1
6. Medium · 5.8 Auto Affiliate Links <= 6.4.2.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2024-01-09 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 6.4.2.7 Patched in 6.4.2.8
7. Medium · 4.3 Auto Affiliate Links <= 6.4.2.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2023-11-20 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 6.4.2.5 Patched in 6.4.2.6
8. Medium · 6.1 Auto Affiliate Links <= 6.4.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-11-07 CVE-2023-47652 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 6.4.2.4 Patched in 6.4.2.5
9. Medium · 4.3 Auto Affiliate Links <= 6.3.0.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via aalChangeOptions function ↗
   2023-02-22 CVE-2023-25973 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 6.3.0.2 Patched in 6.3.0.3
10. Medium · 5.4 Auto Affiliate Links <= 6.2.1.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Settings Change ↗
    2023-02-06 CVE-2022-45840 Improper Access Control Affects <= 6.2.1.5 Patched in 6.2.1.6
11. Medium · 4.3 Auto Affiliate Links <= 6.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via aalDeleteLink function ↗
    2023-02-02 CVE-2023-22689 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 6.3 Patched in 6.3.0.1
12. Critical · 9.8 Auto Affiliate Links < 5.0 - SQL Injection ↗
    2015-07-15 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects < 5.0 Patched in 5.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-26 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-08-25 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-08-24 3K+ → 2K+ down after 297 days in tier
4. 2025-10-31 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-10-30 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-10-29 4K+ → 3K+ down after 642 days in tier
7. 2024-01-26 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
8. 2024-01-24 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 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).

• Easy Affiliate Links 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• No External Links 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
• Simple Keyword to Link 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• Automatic Post Tagger 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Affiliate Super Assistent 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Koala AI 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B

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Auto Affiliate Links: 2K+ active installs, 4.1★ (39 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-auto-affiliate-links