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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.

Kasuga

<p>SteClick Counter is a lightweight WordPress plugin that lets you track link clicks by doing just one thing:<br />
<strong>adding a simple prefix to your existing URLs.</strong></p>
<p>No complex setup. No JavaScript. No external analytics services.</p>
<p>To start tracking clicks, simply add the prefix <strong><code>/?tag=XXX&to=</code></strong> before the URL you want to track.<br />
The plugin logs the click and immediately redirects the visitor to the destination.</p>
<p>This makes SteClick Counter ideal for tracking:<br />
– Download buttons<br />
– PDF links<br />
– Embedded content<br />
– External links and call-to-action buttons</p>
<p><strong>Key Benefits:</strong><br />
* <strong>Simple Prefix System:</strong> No configuration required. Just add <strong><code>/?tag=XXX&to=</code></strong> to any link and start tracking instantly.<br />
* <strong>Lightweight & Fast:</strong> No JavaScript and no performance impact on your site.<br />
* <strong>Database Lean:</strong> Uses the file system for logging instead of creating database tables.<br />
* <strong>Privacy-First:</strong> No cookies, no tracking scripts, and no third-party services.</p>
<h3>How It Works</h3>
<p>To track a link, prepend the <strong><code>/?tag=XXX&to=</code></strong> prefix to the original URL.</p>
<p><strong>Original URL:</strong><br />
<em>https://example.com/document.pdf</em></p>
<p><strong>Tracked URL:</strong><br />
<em>/?tag=doc-01&to=https://example.com/document.pdf</em></p>
<h3>Tracking a download link (HTML example)</h3>
<p>You can also track download buttons or links by modifying the <code>href</code> attribute.</p>
<p><strong>Original HTML:</strong><br />
<em><a href=”https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/sample.zip”>Download ZIP file</a></em></p>
<p><strong>Tracked HTML:</strong><br />
<em><a href=”/?tag=zip01&to=https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/sample.zip”>Download ZIP file</a></em></p>
<p>When a visitor clicks a tracked link, SteClick Counter records:<br />
– The timestamp<br />
– Your custom tag<br />
– The destination URL<br />
– The referrer (source page)</p>
<p>You can view all click statistics in <strong>Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> SteClick Counter</strong>.</p>


SteClick Counter

Lightweight click tracking for WordPress. Track any link or button by simply adding a prefix to your URLs.

Simple URLs Legacy vs SteClick Counter