Codirun

Codirun LinkAlert is a URL shortener plugin designed for affiliate marketers and website owners who need to create, manage and track short links with comprehensive analytics.
<h4>Core Features</h4>
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<li>URL Shortener: Create short and friendly links for any URL</li>
<li>Click Tracking: Record and analyze visitor data including IP addresses, device information, browser details and traffic sources</li>
<li>Detailed Analytics: View comprehensive statistics including clicks, devices and browsers</li>
<li>Customizable Redirects: Choose between different redirect types (301, 302, 307) and redirect methods (PHP, HTML, JavaScript)</li>
<li>Category Organization: Group your links by categories for better management</li>
<li>Link Import: Import existing links from Pretty Links, ThirstyAffiliates plugins or CSV files</li>
<li>UTM Parameter Support: Pass through UTM campaign parameters from original URLs to track marketing campaigns</li>
<li>SEO Friendly: Configure nofollow and sponsored attributes for search engine compliance</li>
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<h4>Free vs Premium Features</h4>
Free Version Includes: 
* Unlimited short link creation 
* Complete click tracking and analytics 
* Category organization system 
* Link import from Pretty Links, ThirstyAffiliates and CSV files 
* All redirect options and methods 
* UTM parameter pass-through 
* SEO link attributes (nofollow/sponsored)
Premium Features (Requires License): 
* Real-time notifications via Telegram when links are clicked 
* Real-time notifications via WhatsApp using Evolution API 
* Advanced notification customization with dynamic variables 
* IP blacklist functionality to prevent unwanted clicks 
* Frequency control to manage notification volume 
* Smart Links feature for automatic keyword-to-link conversion 
* Advanced reporting and export capabilities
<h4>Privacy and Data Collection</h4>
This plugin collects the following minimal data for basic analytics: 
* Visitor identification (anonymous hash based on IP address for counting unique visitors) 
* Click timestamps for tracking when links are accessed 
* Link references to associate clicks with specific short links
The free version stores only the essential data needed to provide total click counts and unique visitor counts. No personal information, browser details, geographic data, or tracking parameters are collected in the free version.
All collected data is stored locally in your WordPress database and is used solely for providing link analytics to website administrators. The free version does not share this data with any external services.
<h4>External Services (Premium Only)</h4>
Premium features may connect to external services only when explicitly configured:
Telegram API (api.telegram.org) 
– Purpose: Send click notifications via Telegram bot 
– When: Only when premium license is active and Telegram notifications are configured 
– Data sent: Customizable notification messages containing click information 
– Privacy Policy: https://telegram.org/privacy
WhatsApp via Evolution API (User-hosted) 
– Purpose: Send click notifications via WhatsApp 
– When: Only when premium license is active and Evolution API is configured 
– Data sent: Notification messages to user’s own Evolution API server 
– Note: This connects to your own self-hosted Evolution API instance
Codirun License Server (lka.codirun.com) 
– Purpose: Validate premium license keys 
– When: During license activation and periodic validation 
– Data sent: License key, domain name, and basic WordPress installation info 
– Privacy: Only licensing data, no content or analytics
All external connections are optional and only occur with premium features when explicitly configured by the administrator.

Codirun LinkAlert

Create and manage short URLs for affiliate links with detailed click tracking and analytics.

Christopher Ocen

Easily manage links to external websites. This lightweight plugin create an intent page that notifies users when they try to visit a link to an external website. With a user-friendly interface, it is perfect for blogs, news sites etc that often reference other sources. Simple to set up and fully responsive, visitors have a choice to continue to the next page or stay on the same website.
<h3>Github Repo</h3>
[https://github.com/chrisjrocen/exit-links-manager]

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