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Nathan Rice

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Clifford Paulick

Matt Ryan

<p>Simple URLs Legacy is a fork of the plugin by Nathan Rice. A URL management system to create, manage, and track outbound links from your site.</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<p>Simple URLs Legacy adds a new custom post type to your admin menu, where you can create, edit, delete, and manage URLs. It stores click counts in the form of a custom field on that custom post type, so it scales really well.</p>
<p>And, by avoiding page based redirects, which is the current trend in masking affiliate links, we avoid any issues with permalink conflicts, and therefore avoid any performance issues.</p>
<ol>
<li>Upload the entire <code>simple-urls-legacy</code> folder to the <code>/wp-content/plugins/</code> directory</li>
<li>DO NOT change the name of the <code>simple-urls-legacy</code> folder</li>
<li>Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress</li>
<li>Navigate to <code>Settings > Permalinks</code>. That’s it. Just open that screen and WordPRess automatically flushes redirects. Trust me.</li>
<li>Navigate to the <code>Simple URLs Legacy</code> menu</li>
<li>Create a new URL, or manage existing URLs.</li>
<li>Publish and use the URLs however you want!</li>
</ol>
<h3></h3>
<p>= 1.0.4  =<br />
* 05/27/2025<br />
* Add capability to reset click counter on any simple url.<br />
* ‘Reset Clicks’ to 0 from link edit screen or using Quick Edit hover navigation.<br />
*</p>
<h4>1.0.3</h4>
<ul>
<li>12/16/2024</li>
<li>Updated Tested To vesion for WP 6.7.1</li>
<li>Applied wp_unslash correctly to url sanitization.</li>
<li>Corrected text domain setting in admin class.</li>
<li>Aligned license declaration between readme and plugin header.</li>
<li>Added license comment block.</li>
<li>Addressed issues with lengthy short description in header.</li>
<li>Added original contributors back into readme header.</li>
<li>Adjust loading of constants and get_plugion_data to accomodate WP 6.7 changes in text_domain loading.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>11/13/2023</li>
<li>Updated Tested To version for WP 6.4.1</li>
<li>Added logic to pull plugin version from main file header</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>03/31/2023 #5FTF #WebDevStudios</li>
<li>Updated Tested To vesion for WP 6.2</li>
<li>Clean up documentation</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>12/30/22 #5FTF #WebDevStudios</li>
<li>Initial release of Simple Urls Legacy</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.10.3</h4>
<ul>
<li>11/25/2022 #5FTF #WebDevStudios</li>
<li>Add Published date to Simple URLs Legacy admin page</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.10.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>11/25/2022 #5FTF #WebDevStudios</li>
<li>Applied WordPress coding standards</li>
<li>Tweaked plugin description.</li>
<li>Added required license declarations in readme.txt</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.10.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>10/28/2022 #5FTF #WebDevStudios</li>
<li>Added conflict notice in admin if Simple URLs plugin is running.</li>
<li>Reworked constants for better readability.</li>
<li>Added build/dependency source files back in with updated dependencies.</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.10.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>08/09/2022</li>
<li>Reverted plugin to last known state under original author – Nathan Rice (v0.9.9).</li>
<li>Renamed plugin from Simple URLs to Simple URLs Legacy.</li>
<li>URL structure modifier filter changed from ‘simple_urls_slug’ to ‘simple_urls_legacy_slug’.</li>
<li>Reworked naming conventions to use simple-urls-legacy namespace and package name.</li>
<li>Removed build/dependency source files.</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.9.9</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fixed URLs not properly redirecting.</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.9.8</h4>
<ul>
<li>Coding standards.</li>
<li>Added composer.</li>
<li>Added Circle CI integration.</li>
<li>Added new filter to change the slug.</li>
<li>Added REST support to ensure Simple URLs appear in list when linking text.</li>
<li>Added cast string to int to avoid type error.</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.9.7</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress compatibility.</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.9.6</h4>
<ul>
<li>Add plugin header i18n</li>
<li>Add textdomain loader</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.9.5</h4>
<ul>
<li>Changed messages and labels.</li>
<li>Updated textdomain.</li>
<li>Generated POT file.</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.9.4</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fixed saving bug</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.9.3</h4>
<ul>
<li>Removed capability line from the register function. Users with permission to edit posts can create/edit URLs.</li>
<li>Bumped to show compatibility with WordPress 3.0.4</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.9.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fixed a type in the plugin URL</li>
<li>Bumped to show compatibility with WordPress 3.0.2</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.9.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fixed bug with URLs with ampersands in them</li>
<li>Added <code>'with_front' => false</code> to the post type registration</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.9</h4>
<ul>
<li>Initial Beta Release</li>
</ul>


Simple URLs Legacy

Simple URLs Legacy is a fork of the plugin by Nathan Rice. A URL management system to create, manage, and track outbound links from your site.

Codirun

<p>LinkAlert is a powerful link management and click tracking plugin for WordPress, built for affiliate marketers, traffic teams, agencies and digital businesses that need full control over their links.</p>
<p>Create short links, monitor clicks in real time, analyze performance and receive instant notifications whenever someone interacts with your links.</p>
<h4>Core Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>URL Shortener:</strong> Create short and friendly links for any URL</li>
<li><strong>Click Tracking:</strong> Record and analyze visitor data including IP addresses, device information, browser details and traffic sources</li>
<li><strong>Detailed Analytics:</strong> View comprehensive statistics including clicks, devices and browsers</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Redirects:</strong> Choose between different redirect types (301, 302, 307) and redirect methods (PHP, HTML, JavaScript)</li>
<li><strong>Category Organization:</strong> Group your links by categories for better management</li>
<li><strong>Link Import:</strong> Import existing links from Pretty Links, ThirstyAffiliates plugins or CSV files</li>
<li><strong>UTM Parameter Support:</strong> Pass through UTM campaign parameters from original URLs to track marketing campaigns</li>
<li><strong>SEO Friendly:</strong> Configure nofollow and sponsored attributes for search engine compliance</li>
</ul>
<h4>Free vs Premium Features</h4>
<p><strong>Free Version Includes:</strong><br />
* Unlimited short link creation<br />
* Complete click tracking and analytics<br />
* Category organization system<br />
* Link import from Pretty Links, ThirstyAffiliates and CSV files<br />
* All redirect options and methods<br />
* UTM parameter pass-through<br />
* SEO link attributes (nofollow/sponsored)</p>
<p><strong>Premium Features (Requires License):</strong><br />
* Real-time notifications via Telegram when links are clicked<br />
* Real-time notifications via WhatsApp using Evolution API<br />
* Advanced notification customization with dynamic variables<br />
* IP blacklist functionality to prevent unwanted clicks<br />
* Frequency control to manage notification volume<br />
* Smart Links feature for automatic keyword-to-link conversion<br />
* Advanced reporting and export capabilities</p>
<h4>Privacy and Data Collection</h4>
<p>This plugin collects the following minimal data for basic analytics:<br />
* <strong>Visitor identification</strong> (anonymous hash based on IP address for counting unique visitors)<br />
* <strong>Click timestamps</strong> for tracking when links are accessed<br />
* <strong>Link references</strong> to associate clicks with specific short links</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<h4>External Services (Premium Only)</h4>
<p>Premium features may connect to external services only when explicitly configured:</p>
<p><strong>Telegram API (api.telegram.org)</strong><br />
– Purpose: Send click notifications via Telegram bot<br />
– When: Only when premium license is active and Telegram notifications are configured<br />
– Data sent: Customizable notification messages containing click information<br />
– Privacy Policy: https://telegram.org/privacy</p>
<p><strong>WhatsApp via Evolution API (User-hosted)</strong><br />
– Purpose: Send click notifications via WhatsApp<br />
– When: Only when premium license is active and Evolution API is configured<br />
– Data sent: Notification messages to user’s own Evolution API server<br />
– Note: This connects to your own self-hosted Evolution API instance</p>
<p><strong>Codirun License Server (lka.codirun.com)</strong><br />
– Purpose: Validate premium license keys<br />
– When: During license activation and periodic validation<br />
– Data sent: License key, domain name, and basic WordPress installation info<br />
– Privacy: Only licensing data, no content or analytics</p>
<p>All external connections are optional and only occur with premium features when explicitly configured by the administrator.</p>


LinkAlert

Link management and click tracking plugin for WordPress. Monitor clicks in real time, manage short links, and receive instant notifications.

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