Simple URLs Legacy is a WordPress app, with a 5.0 average rating from 2 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Simple URLs Legacy is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Matt Ryan. With a rating of 5.0★ from 2 reviews.
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Simple URLs Legacy is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 2 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (5.0★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Matt Ryan — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (2) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Simple URLs Legacy works
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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.
Usage 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.
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.
Upload the entire simple-urls-legacy folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
DO NOT change the name of the simple-urls-legacy folder
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Navigate to Settings > Permalinks. That’s it. Just open that screen and WordPRess automatically flushes redirects. Trust me.
Navigate to the Simple URLs Legacy menu
Create a new URL, or manage existing URLs.
Publish and use the URLs however you want!
= 1.0.4 =
* 05/27/2025
* Add capability to reset click counter on any simple url.
* ‘Reset Clicks’ to 0 from link edit screen or using Quick Edit hover navigation.
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1.0.3
12/16/2024
Updated Tested To vesion for WP 6.7.1
Applied wp_unslash correctly to url sanitization.
Corrected text domain setting in admin class.
Aligned license declaration between readme and plugin header.
Added license comment block.
Addressed issues with lengthy short description in header.
Added original contributors back into readme header.
Adjust loading of constants and get_plugion_data to accomodate WP 6.7 changes in text_domain loading.
1.0.2
11/13/2023
Updated Tested To version for WP 6.4.1
Added logic to pull plugin version from main file header
1.0.1
03/31/2023 #5FTF #WebDevStudios
Updated Tested To vesion for WP 6.2
Clean up documentation
1.0.0
12/30/22 #5FTF #WebDevStudios
Initial release of Simple Urls Legacy
0.10.3
11/25/2022 #5FTF #WebDevStudios
Add Published date to Simple URLs Legacy admin page
0.10.2
11/25/2022 #5FTF #WebDevStudios
Applied WordPress coding standards
Tweaked plugin description.
Added required license declarations in readme.txt
0.10.1
10/28/2022 #5FTF #WebDevStudios
Added conflict notice in admin if Simple URLs plugin is running.
Reworked constants for better readability.
Added build/dependency source files back in with updated dependencies.
0.10.0
08/09/2022
Reverted plugin to last known state under original author – Nathan Rice (v0.9.9).
Renamed plugin from Simple URLs to Simple URLs Legacy.
URL structure modifier filter changed from ‘simple_urls_slug’ to ‘simple_urls_legacy_slug’.
Reworked naming conventions to use simple-urls-legacy namespace and package name.
Removed build/dependency source files.
0.9.9
Fixed URLs not properly redirecting.
0.9.8
Coding standards.
Added composer.
Added Circle CI integration.
Added new filter to change the slug.
Added REST support to ensure Simple URLs appear in list when linking text.
Added cast string to int to avoid type error.
0.9.7
WordPress compatibility.
0.9.6
Add plugin header i18n
Add textdomain loader
0.9.5
Changed messages and labels.
Updated textdomain.
Generated POT file.
0.9.4
Fixed saving bug
0.9.3
Removed capability line from the register function. Users with permission to edit posts can create/edit URLs.
Bumped to show compatibility with WordPress 3.0.4
0.9.2
Fixed a type in the plugin URL
Bumped to show compatibility with WordPress 3.0.2
0.9.1
Fixed bug with URLs with ampersands in them
Added 'with_front' => false to the post type registration
0.9
Initial Beta Release
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What is Simple URLs Legacy?
Simple URLs Legacy is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 2 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Matt Ryan.