WordPress Plugin to Cloak Affiliate Links – Affiliate Link Cloaker

admin | Jul 13, 2010 | Comments 3

Affiliate Link Cloaker Wordpress Plugin.
Affiliate Link Cloaker is a Wordpress Plugin that allows you to create a cloaked link for any affiliate URL. After you created a cloaked link you will be able to use that anywhere on your website. Anyone visiting your website will see the cloaked/shortened link. Once the link is clicked the visitor will be redirected to the full URL.

Installation

Via FTP

1. Unzip and Upload the folder ‘affiliate-link-cloaker’ to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

Via WordPress Plugin Uploader

* On your Dashboard go to “Add New” under “Plugins”.
* Click “Upload”.
* Click “Browse”.
* Select the “affiliate-link-cloaker.zip” file and hit “Install Now”.
* Once the Installation is completed, click “Activate Plugin”.

Usage

1. Once you install and activate the plugin, go to “WP Link Cloaker” under “Settings”.
2. Under “general settings” of the plugin there is a field “Cloak Word”. In this field you can enter any text which will be used to create the tiny URL. The default text is “item”. If you change any text of the field click “Update”.
3. Now go to the tab “Add Link”.
4. There is a field called “Target Link” where you need to enter your full affiliate URL or any link that you want to shorten. Enter the URL and click “Save”.
5. Go to the tab called “Manage Links”.
6. You will see that a “Cloaked/Shortened URL” has been created for the URL you just provided. Now use this “Cloaked version of the URL” anywhere on your blog.

Download

Download the Affiliate Link Cloaker plugin here

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