BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP

Name: BetterLinks
Rating: 4.8 (85 reviews)
Author: WPDeveloper

by WPDeveloper

4.8★ (85 ratings) · Current rank #1300

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Active installs

20K+

0% of tracked installs

Rank

#1300

Peak #1289

Downloads / day

3,272

prev 219

Downloads (7d)

4,433

All-time downloads

900.4K

Days tracked

1 day▬

7 days▼ 3

30 days▼ 3

90 days—

Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data

BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP currently ranks #1300 in the WordPress.org popular plugins list.
Its best position in our tracking is #1289, first reached on Jul 25, 2026.
Active installs have held steady at 20K+ since we began tracking it in July 2026.
It is averaging 739 downloads/day over the last 30 days, up 3% versus the month before (719/day).
The latest release, v3.1.5, shipped on Oct 14, 2026 (2 days ago) — release #112 since the plugin joined the directory in 2021.

Ranking history

Ranking history — data table

Date	Ranking history
2026-10-16	#1300
2026-09-30	#1298
2026-08-31	#1293
2026-07-31	#1289

Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.

Active installs

Active installs — data table

Date	Active installs
2026-10-16	20,000
2026-09-30	20,000
2026-08-31	20,000
2026-07-31	20,000

Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.

Downloads per day

Downloads per day — data table

Date	Downloads per day
2026-10-14	3,272
2026-09-30	322
2026-08-31	544
2026-07-31	152
2026-06-30	358
2026-05-31	168
2026-04-30	254
2026-03-31	183
2026-02-28	502
2026-01-31	185
2025-12-31	354
2025-11-30	386
2025-10-31	356
2025-09-30	603
2025-08-31	290
2025-07-31	120
2025-06-30	94
2025-05-31	96
2025-04-30	122
2025-03-31	139
2025-02-28	117
2025-01-31	182
2024-12-31	203
2024-11-30	381
2024-10-31	291
2024-09-30	270
2024-08-31	157

Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.

Details

Author	WPDeveloper
Current version	3.1.5
Versions released	112
Last updated	2026-10-14
Added to directory	2021-01-14
Requires WordPress	6.2+
Requires PHP	7.4+
First tracked here	2026-07-23

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Description

Shorten, cloak, redirect & track every link in WordPress. Branded short URLs, click analytics, affiliate links & MCP access for AI assistants.

Frequently asked questions

How many websites use BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP?

WordPress.org reports 20K+ active installs.

How popular is BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP?

As of October 16, 2026, BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP ranks #1300 in the WordPress.org popular plugins list. Its best position in our tracking is #1289.

When was BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP last updated?

BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP was last updated on October 14, 2026 (version 3.1.5). It has shipped 112 releases in total.

Who makes BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP?

BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP is developed by WPDeveloper. It joined the WordPress.org plugin directory in January 2021.