Auto Affiliate Links
by Lucian Apostol · Email & Marketing
Also makes 8 other plugins · 2.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically display affiliate links in your website content so you can make more money. It is also working well for internal linking.
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Health
A 85/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.8K estimated
Momentum
-30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “keywords”, “marketing” and “posts” for “amazon affiliate”, “affiliate plugin” and “auto”. “keywords” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “amazon affiliate” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “marketing” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “affiliate plugin” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “posts” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “auto” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 66 average across 2,120 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 1M lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,294 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Email & Marketing plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 29 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.1★ over 39 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
41
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
24%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| affiliate links | #4 | #6 | up 1 |
| cj affiliate | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| auto linking | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| auto links | #3 | #6 | up 1 |
| affiliate image links | #3 | #5 | — |
| affiliate your tag | #11 | #12 | up 1 |
| affiliate ai | #4 | #6 | — |
| amazon affiliate links | #4 | #4 | — |
| links your tag | #16 | #20 | up 1 |
| auto | #16 | #17 | up 2 |
| affiliate wp | #6 | #9 | up 2 |
| amazon affiliate | #11 | #10 | up 1 |
| wp affiliate | #7 | #12 | up 4 |
| affiliate marketing | #14 | #15 | up 3 |
| post affiliate pro | #8 | #14 | 0 |
| internal linking | #22 | #13 | down 1 |
| affiliate plugin | #16 | #16 | up 2 |
| affiliate program | #15 | #16 | 0 |
| affiliates | #18 | #17 | up 6 |
| display links | #11 | #12 | down 1 |
| keywords your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| marketing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
217 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 192 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “keywords”, “marketing” and “posts” for “amazon affiliate”, “affiliate plugin” and “auto”. “keywords” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “amazon affiliate” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “marketing” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “affiliate plugin” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “posts” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “auto” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “affiliate”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “links”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 32.9K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Styling Desigins1.4y ago
auto converts the given keywords to affiliate links and its a free plugin, what more do you want?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ochar3.1y 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?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DAVID PIRES PAZ4.3y 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”.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tim4.6y ago
Not only does the plugin work great, but the developer is also very responsive.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Amy5.6y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Matt5.6y ago
A really great plugin ! Thanks Lucian for this very effective plugin More people should be using it ! I definitely recommend it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rudsonalex6.7y ago
não compensa pelo valor cobrado
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nando47.4y ago
Developer promptly adds useful enhancements to this great software. 5-stars.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 6.9.1 Added extra security check for broken URL check 6.9.1
- — Version 6.9 Created module to add any type of links for automated generation trough universal data feed 6.9
- — Version 6.8.9.5 Fixed caching issues 6.8.9.5
- — Version 6.8.9.4 Tested and updated for WordPress 7.0.1 6.8.9.4
- — Version 6.8.9.2 Secured admin-ajax calls 6.8.9.2
- — Version 6.8.9.1 Refactored api calls logic 6.8.9.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 12 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (6.9.9.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched 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 Affects <= 6.8.8 Patched in 6.8.8.1
- 2024-09-18 CVE-2024-9838 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 6.4.6 Patched in 6.4.7
- 2024-05-06 CVE-2024-34386 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 6.4.3.1 Patched in 6.4.4
- 2024-01-09 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 6.4.2.7 Patched in 6.4.2.8
- 2023-11-20 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 6.4.2.5 Patched in 6.4.2.6
- 2015-07-15 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 5.0 Patched in 5.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Automatically display affiliate links in your website content so you can make more money. It is also workin..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 12 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,617 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "marketing", "posts" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-26 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-25 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-24 3K+ → 2K+ down after 297 days in tier
- 2025-10-31 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-30 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-29 4K+ → 3K+ down after 642 days in tier
- 2024-01-26 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 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).
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Easy Affiliate Links 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
No External Links 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Keyword to Link 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Automatic Post Tagger 1K+ 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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