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Royal Links

Royal Links – Affiliate Link Cloaking, Shortener & Tracker

by Royal Plugins · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.0.13 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Royal Links has 30+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,300 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Royal Links at a glance

Active installs
30+
Total downloads
1,300
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Royal Links well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Affiliate networks — Cloak and track clicks for any affiliate program. Works with the standard affiliate-URL format used by all major affiliate networks
  • Link in bio — Track clicks from social media bio links and route visitors to specific destinations on your site, regardless of which platform sent them
  • Marketing campaigns — Build UTM-tagged URLs for any analytics tool without leaving WordPress and measure campaign performance per source
  • Branded short URLs — Replace long tracking URLs with clean links on your own domain (e.g., yoursite.com/go/product instead of network.com/ref?id=12345)
  • A/B testing — Test multiple landing page destinations and see which converts best
  • QR code campaigns — Generate QR codes for business cards, flyers, packaging, posters, or in-store signage and track scan-through performance separately from…
  • Geo-targeted offers — Send visitors from different countries to region-specific destinations from a single shareable link
  • eCommerce stores — Track clicks from your store to external partners, suppliers, or affiliate offers. Auto-link product names to tracked Royal Links
  • Video descriptions and podcast show notes — One short link per episode that you can re-route as offers expire, without re-uploading or editing the description

Details

Free affiliate link management, URL shortener, and link cloaking plugin with geo-targeting, A/B testing, QR codes, and auto-linking. No premium tier.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • affiliate links
  • click tracking
  • link cloaking
  • link management
  • url shortener

More from Royal Plugins

Version
2.0.13
Last updated
Aug 20, 2026
First published
Jan 27, 2026
Requires WordPress
5.3
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Royal Links FAQ

What does Royal Links do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Royal Links offers Affiliate networks — Cloak and track clicks for any affiliate program. Works with the standard affiliate-URL format used by all major affiliate networks, Link in bio — Track clicks from social media bio links and route visitors to specific destinations on your site, regardless of which platform sent them, Marketing campaigns — Build UTM-tagged URLs for any analytics tool without leaving WordPress and measure campaign performance per source, Branded short URLs — Replace long tracking URLs with clean links on your own domain (e.g., yoursite.com/go/product instead of network.com/ref?id=12345) and A/B testing — Test multiple landing page destinations and see which converts best.

How many active installs does Royal Links have?

WordPress.org reports 30+ active installs for Royal Links as of September 7, 2026.

Is Royal Links still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Royal Links free?

Royal Links is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.