=== ShortLinks Pro - Affiliate Links, Link Shortening, Click Tracking & Marketing ===
Contributors: rubengc, eneribs, dioni00, tinocalvo, flabernardez
Tags: affiliate links, link shortener, click tracking, link tracking, url shortener
Requires at least: 4.4
Tested up to: 7.0
Stable tag: 1.2.4
License: GPLv3
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Shorten, track, manage and share any URL using your own domain name!

== Description ==

[ShortLinks Pro](https://shortlinkspro.com "ShortLinks Pro") is the easiest way to shorten, track, manage and share any URL using your own domain name.

ShortLinks Pro is the most complete link management plugin that not only powers WordPress websites with shortened URLs, also empowers site owners to create clean, branded and unique affiliate links easily letting them save time and get focused on the most important work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8nMhIfYok

= Examples =

Short link from a social profile:
www.sample-social.com/your-profile -> https://domain.com**/social/x**

Short link from a post (product, article, etc):
domain.com/your-post-title -> https://domain.com**/123z**

Short link from an affiliate link:
www.sample-affiliate.com/12345?ref=123 -> https://domain.com**/recommends/product**

Short link from anything!
ANY URL OF THE INTERNET -> The short link of your choice!

ShortLinks Pro helps you to create clean links and brings you detailed reports of their clicks (including IP, Browser, OS, Referrer, among others)

= Features =

Short Links:

* Easily create short links from any URL.
* 301, 302 & 307 redirects.
* Custom slugs with support to prefixes.
* Auto-generated slugs.
* No follow & sponsored support.
* Parameter forwarding.
* UTM builder included.
* Categories & tags to organize your links.

Tracking:

* Track clicks & unique clicks per link.
* Advanced reports with essential information (IP, Browser, OS, Referrer, among others).
* Filter reports by IP, browser, OS, country, etc.
* Monitor & analyze your marketing campaigns in live.
* Anti-bot features to get reliable tracking analytics.
* Block any IP of your choice.
* Option to disable tracking on any link.

Affiliate Links:

* Turn long affiliate URLs into short ones.
* Easy-to-use UI to manage tons of links.
* Affiliate links under your own domain.
* Created unique & branded short links.
* Manage all your affiliate links in the same place.
* Internal notes on any link for your own needs.

= Powerful add-ons to extend ShortLinks Pro =

* [Advanced Redirects](https://shortlinkspro.com/add-ons/advanced-redirects/): Lets you mask your link redirects through cloaked, meta refresh & javascript redirects!
* [Dynamic Redirects](https://shortlinkspro.com/add-ons/dynamic-redirects/): Lets you add multiple target URLs to your links based on the conditions of your choice!
* [Email Notifications](https://shortlinkspro.com/add-ons/email-notifications/): Helps you to get informed of the growth of your link campaigns automatically.
* [Link Expirations](https://shortlinkspro.com/add-ons/link-expirations/): Lets you add expiration to your links based on different conditions!
* [QR Codes](https://shortlinkspro.com/add-ons/qr-codes/): Lets you to generate QR codes from your links created through ShortLinks Pro.
* [Facebook Pixel](https://shortlinkspro.com/add-ons/facebook-pixel/): Add Facebook Pixel (Meta Pixel) tracking to your link clicks!
* [Twitter Pixel](https://shortlinkspro.com/add-ons/twitter-pixel/): Add Twitter Pixel (X Pixel) tracking to your link clicks!
* [Google Analytics](https://shortlinkspro.com/add-ons/google-analytics/): Add Google Analytics tracking to your link clicks!

= More plugins from the ShortLinks Pro team =

If you like ShortLinks Pro, you will love our other plugins!

* [GamiPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gamipress/) - Flexible gamification plugin to reward your users with points, achievements, badges & ranks based on their activity in your WordPress.
* [AutomatorWP](https://wordpress.org/plugins/automatorwp/) - Powerful no-code automator plugin that lets you connect +200 plugins together or with apps, platforms with webhooks plus other WordPress sites.
* [BBForms](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbforms/) - BBForms is a code form plugin designed to help you build multipurpose forms in seconds!

== External services ==

ShortLinks Pro connects to ip-api to obtain geolocation information from the visitor IP, it's needed to be able to meet, for example, from which country the visitor is.

The process requires to send the visitor's IP to ip-api IP geolocation API on links with tracking enabled.

This service is provided by "IP-API": [Terms of service & Privacy policy](https://ip-api.com/docs/legal).

== Installation ==

= From WordPress backend =

1. Navigate to Plugins -> Add new.
2. Click the button "Upload Plugin" next to "Add plugins" title.
3. Upload the downloaded zip file and activate it.

= Direct upload =

1. Upload the downloaded zip file into your `wp-content/plugins/` folder.
2. Unzip the uploaded zip file.
3. Navigate to Plugins menu on your WordPress admin area.
4. Activate this plugin.

== Screenshots ==

1. Easily create short links from any URL.
2. Advanced reports with essential information.
3. Filter reports by IP, browser, OS, country, device, etc.
4. Edit your short links in a familiar way.
5. UTM Builder included!

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What can ShortLinks Pro do? =

ShortLinks Pro is able to shorten any URL, manage thousands of affiliate links and track your link clicks for marketing campaigns.

= What are the differences between redirect types? =

301 (Permanent) redirects are used to tell search engines that a requested URL has been permanently moved to another URL. If you’re confident that your target URL will never change, then use this redirect type.

Meanwhile, 302 and 307 (Temporary) redirects, tell search engines that the requested URL has been moved temporarily, but will be back eventually.

With our [Advanced Redirects add-on](https://shortlinkspro.com/add-ons/advanced-redirects/) you can even to add new redirect types like cloaked, javascript or meta refresh.

= Can I migrate existing links into ShortLinks Pro? =

Absolutely! ShortLinks Pro offers an easy-to-use import feature that allows you to migrate your existing links from other plugins.

Actually this feature is able to import links and clicks from Pretty Links, BetterLinks, Thirsty Affiliates, URL Shortify, Easy Affiliate Links and Affiliate Links.

We are open to new requests, so feel free to [contact us](https://shortlinkspro.com/contact-us/) in case your plugin is not listed!

= Where can I find documentation about ShortLinks Pro? =

Check the [official documentation](https://shortlinkspro.com/docs/) where you can start getting familiarized with ShortLinks Pro.

= Is ShortLinks Pro compatible with any theme? =

Yes! ShortLinks Pro operates mainly in the admin area of your WordPress, so there is no risk of not being compatible with any theme.

= Can ShortLinks Pro be easily translated? =

Yes, ShortLinks Pro is stored in the official WordPress plugins repository where you (and anyone) are able to [submit your own translations](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/shortlinkspro).

= Does ShortLinks Pro work with WordPress multisite? =

Yes. You can use ShortLinks Pro on a WordPress multisite network.

== Changelog ==

= 1.2.4 =

* **Bug Fixes**
* Fixed deprecated function notice.

= 1.2.3 =

* **Bug Fixes**
* Fix notice for review.

= 1.2.2 =

* **Improvements**
* Improved security in some ajax requests.

= 1.2.1 =

* **Improvements**
* Fixed PHP Deprecated: strip_tags() notice for newer versions of PHP.

= 1.2.0 =

* **Improvements**
* Tooltip library updated.

= 1.1.9 =

* **Developer Notes**
* Tested with WordPress 6.9.

= 1.1.8 =

* **Improvements**
* Tooltip library updated.

= 1.1.7 =

* **Improvements**
* Tooltip library updated.

= 1.1.6 =

* **Improvements**
* Improved geolocation.
* **Bug Fixes**
* Fixed bug related to default options when creating a new link.

= 1.1.5 =

* **Improvements**
* Improved how to display add-on information.

= 1.1.4 =

* **Improvements**
* Improved handling of URL formats with trailing slashes.
* **Bug Fixes**
* Fixed bug related to saving link options.

= 1.1.3 =

* **Improvements**
* Added check for links with UTM fields to build the URL.

= 1.1.2 =

* **Improvements**
* Switched from geoPlugin to ip-api.
* Improved how to display add-on information.

= 1.1.1 =

* **Developer Notes**
* Added add-ons information.

= 1.1.0 =

* **Improvements**
* Fixed typo.

= 1.0.9 =

* **Improvements**
* Improved CT library.

= 1.0.8 =

* **Bug Fixes**
* Fixed vulnerability.

= 1.0.7 =

* **Improvements**
* Improved check for link options.
* **Bug Fixes**
* Fixed bug related to import tool messages.

= 1.0.6 =

* **Bug Fixes**
* Fixed bug related to sanitized values.

= 1.0.5 =

* **New Features**
* Added "Slug Length" to Settings > General.

= 1.0.4 =

* **Improvements**
* Improved cookie handling.

= 1.0.3 =

* **Improvements**
* Added screenshots to readme.

= 1.0.2 =

* **Improvements**
* Clicks screen tweaks.
* **Bug Fixes**
* Fixed link options unchecking.

= 1.0.1 =

* **Bug Fixes**
* Fixed flags CSS loading.

= 1.0.0 =

* Initial Release.
