BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP v3.1.2
BetterLinks is the complete link management plugin for WordPress. Turn long, ugly URLs into short, branded, memorable links — then cloak them, redirect them, organize them and track every single click...
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- Audit coverage Not yet audited newest version pending
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 11, 2026
- Last audited Sep 11, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires PHP 7.4+
- Requires WordPress 5.3+
- Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 77 Passed
- 37 Warnings
- 11 Failed
21 of 37 checks passed.
43 of 61 checks passed.
7 of 12 checks passed.
3 of 6 checks passed.
0 of 3 checks passed.
3 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
2.6 MB
10.1 MB unzipped
Total files
392
across all file types
Lines of PHP
24,605
in 88 files Medium
File types
- PHP
- SVG
- JS
- CSS
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 8 Critical
- 41 High
- 104 Medium
- 193 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 30 audited versions of BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP, Performance improved the most (+16). The largest regression was in Compatibility (-17). The codebase grew 127% in size.
Audited 2.1.8 → 3.1.0 · 30 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
4,961
downloads
Today
3,783
downloads
Week over week
+82%
vs previous week
Month over month
+31%
vs previous month
Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: None.
Version intelligence
100% of installs run the current version
- Other
- v2.2
- v2.3
- v2.4
- v3.0
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
This month
Aug 11, 2026
Actively maintainedRelease cadence
~ every 14 days
average between releases
Total releases
106
since Feb 2021 · 5 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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