PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links vs WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

PrettyLinks helps you shrink, beautify, track, manage and share any URL on or off of your WordPress website. Create links that look how you want using your own domain name! PrettyLinks 🌠 PrettyLinks enables you to shorten links using your own domain name (as opposed to using tinyurl.com, bit.ly, or any other link shrinking service)! In addition to creating clean links, PrettyLinks tracks each hit on your URL and provides a full, detailed report of where the hit came from, the browser, OS, and host. PrettyLinks is a killer plugin for people who want to clean up their affiliate links, track clicks from emails, their links on Twitter to come from their own domain, or generally increase the reach of their website by spreading these links on forums or comments on other blogs. PrettyPay™ Links 💵 PrettyLinks now comes with PrettyPay™. PrettyPay™ enables you to make one-click payments with Stripe to sell e-books, courses, downloads, subscriptions and really, anything — all from your domain name and brand. Share your PrettyPay™ links and start selling anywhere—instantly! Examples 👇 This is a link setup using PrettyLinks that redirects to the PrettyLinks Homepage where you can find more info about this Plugin: http://blairwilliams.com/pl Here’s a named pretty link (I used the slug ‘aweber’) that does a 307 redirect to my affiliate link for aweber.com: http://blairwilliams.com/aweber Here’s a link that PrettyLinks generated a random slug for (similar to what bit.ly or tinyurl would do): http://blairwilliams.com/w7a Features ✔️ 🔗 Create clean, simple URLs that redirect to any other URL Easily turn your long URLs into short ones within a matter of seconds. 💰 Seamless Stripe Sales* Create a branded, one-click path to payment with NEW PrettyPay™ Links. Share your link and start selling anywhere – instantly. 🔃 Supports 301, 302, and 307 redirects Redirect users using one of our three redirect types: 301 (Permanent), 302 (Temporary), and 307 (Temporary). 🖱️ One-Click Link Sharing Copy and manage your PrettyLinks all in one centralized area. ⚙️ Fully configurable slugs PrettyLinks will automatically generate 3-4 random characters to use as the slug, but you can also create your own slug to use for your URL. 🔎 Track the Number of Clicks and Unique Clicks per link Track how well your PrettyLinks are performing by viewing the number of overall clicks and unique clicks on your links. 📊 Generate Highly Customizable Reports Create reports where you can see a configurable chart of clicks per day. The report can be filtered by the specific link clicked, date range, and/or unique clicks. 💡 Extremely Intuitive Admin User Interface No need to guess where everything is located. PrettyLinks makes the setup and link management process as simple as possible. ⬇️ Download Click Details Need to download click data for your links? PrettyLinks has you covered. The plugin will generate a CSV containing all the information you need to successfully manage your links. … and so much more! Visit our site to learn more about what PrettyLinks can do for you. * Pro users benefit from no added payment processing fees, while a small 3% fee is added per-transaction for free users. PrettyLinks Pro 💪 PrettyLinks Pro is a significant upgrade that adds many tools and redirection types. Here’s a glimpse at some of the different features that PrettyLinks Pro offers: Product Displays (NEW!) Create beautifully styled and responsive displays for your affiliate links to drive more commissions with ease. Keyword & URL Replacements Using one of Pretty Link’s automation features, you can define a list of keywords and URLs, then PrettyLinks will automatically scan your site’s content and replace them with your pretty link. Advanced Redirect Types Take full control over how your users are redirected. With the Pro version, you can now offer Cloaked redirects, JavaScript redirects, Meta-Refresh redirects, Tracking Pixel redirects, and Geographic redirects. Automatically Create PrettyLinks for Posts/Pages Another one of Pretty Link’s powerful automation features. Whenever a new page or post is published, PrettyLinks will automatically create a pretty link for it. Link Categories & Tags Make link management easier by grouping your links together and assigning them a category or tag. Expiring Links Set an expiration date on your links and decide where the user is redirected to after clicking an expired link. Link Health Runs weekly scans on your site to look for and report any broken links you’ve created within the PrettyLinks plugin. You can learn more about PrettyLinks Pro here: Learn More | Pricing Integrations ⚡ Google Analytics – Easily start tracking your links within Google Analytics MonsterInsights – See how well your links are performing with the MonsterInsights plugin What’s Next 🤩 Enjoying your time with PrettyLinks? Consider checking out some of our other projects: MemberPress – Full-featured Membership solution for WordPress. Control who has access to your site and sell content securely through payment gateways such as Stripe, PayPal, and Authorize.net EasyAffiliate – Complete Affiliate Program management plugin for WordPress. Start an Affiliate Program to dramatically increase traffic, attention, and sales. ThirstyAffiliates – Link cloaking plugin made specifically for affiliate bloggers to start making money. Buy Now Plus – Easily start accepting Credit Card payments through a simple buy now button on your website or social media accounts using the Stripe gateway. Members – Roles and capabilities management plugin for your WordPress site. This is an excellent plugin to use alongside a Membership solution such as MemberPress.

Changing consumer behavior has resulted in an explosion of payment methods and experiences, which are great for increasing conversion and lowering costs—but can be difficult for businesses to maintain. Give customers a best-in-class checkout experience while you remain focused on your core business. This is the official plugin created by Stripe and WooCommerce. Drive 11.9% in revenue with an optimized checkout experience from Stripe The enhanced checkout experience from Stripe can help customers: Boost conversion: Provide an optimal experience across mobile, tablet, and desktop with a responsive checkout, and offer 23 payment methods, including Link, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, out of the box. Expand your customer base: Convert customers who might otherwise abandon their cart with buy now, pay later methods like Klarna, Affirm, and Afterpay/Clearpay, wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, and WeChat Pay, and local payment methods such as Bancontact in Europe and Alipay in Asia Pacific. Deliver a localized payment experience with out-of-the-box support for localized error messages, right-to-left languages, and automatic adjustment of input fields based on payment method and country. Meet existing customer demand and localize the experience: Offer local payment methods, such as ACH Direct Debit, Bacs Direct Debit, Bancontact, BECS Direct Debit, BLIK, Boleto, Cash App Pay, EPS, iDEAL, Multibanco, OXXO, Pre-authorized debit payments, Przelewy 24, and SEPA Direct Debit, and let customers pay in their local currency across 150+ countries with Adaptive Pricing. Fight fraud: Detect and prevent fraud with Stripe Radar, which offers seamlessly integrated, powerful fraud-detection tools that use machine learning to detect and flag potentially fraudulent transactions. Accept in-person payments for products and services: Use the Stripe Terminal M2 card reader or get started with no additional hardware using Tap to Pay on iPhone, or Tap to Pay on Android. Support subscriptions: Support recurring payments with various payment methods via WooCommerce Subscriptions. Manage cash flow: Get paid within minutes with Stripe Instant Payouts, if eligible. Achieve PCI-DSS compliance with Stripe Elements hosted input fields. Support Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). Stripe is available for store owners and merchants in 46 countries worldwide, with more to come. Compatibility Notes The following items note specific versions that include important changes, features, or deprecations. 10.8.0 Optimized Checkout Suite enabled by default for eligible existing stores Adaptive Pricing enabled by default for eligible existing stores Removed deprecated code and constants from 10.2.0 and before – Full list – PR #5294 10.7.0 Optimized Checkout Suite re-enabled by default for new installs Adaptive Pricing enabled by default for new installs Removed deprecated backend methods that called wc_deprecated_function – Full list – PR #5066 10.6.0 Adaptive Pricing available 10.4.0 Optimized Checkout Suite no longer enabled by default for new installs Removed the main Payment Request Buttons backend class, WC_Stripe_Payment_Request, which was deprecated in 10.2.0 Removed the deprecated WC_Stripe_Apple_Pay class 10.3.0 Removed legacy checkout payment method classes and settings retrieval methods 10.2.0 Optimized Checkout Suite enabled by default for all new installations Add minimum transaction amounts for BRL, INR, NZD, THB, CZK, HUF, AED, MYR, PLN, RON 10.1.0 Improved express checkout address handling for countries without state/postal codes 10.0.0 Payment Request Buttons are fully replaced by Express Checkout Legacy Checkout is fully deprecated and no longer available 9.8.0 Optimized Checkout Suite available via a configuration setting We will disable the Affirm or Klarna payment methods if the respective official plugin is enabled 9.7.0 Improved express checkout support for custom checkout fields Validate customer details against required billing fields from checkout before sending to Stripe 9.6.0 Legacy checkout deprecated by default Voucher payment methods can be used for subscription purchases when manual renewals are available Include extension data from block checkout for express checkout orders Add hooks to support custom checkout fields for classic checkout 9.5.0 Synchronize payment methods with Stripe Support Pre-Authorized Debit (PAD) in Canada and the US Support BLIK in Poland and from other EU countries Support BECS Direct Debit payments in Australia