PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links v4.0.15
PrettyLinks takes any long, ugly URL and turns it into a short, branded link on your own domain. So instead of sharing some endless affiliate string, you share yoursite.com/recommends/widget — clean,...
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- Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 2, 2026
- Last audited Sep 2, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires PHP 7.4+
- Requires WordPress 6.0+
- Tested up to WP 7.1 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 38% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 103 Passed
- 17 Warnings
- 5 Failed
27 of 37 checks passed.
58 of 61 checks passed.
8 of 12 checks passed.
4 of 6 checks passed.
1 of 3 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
2.4 MB
7.4 MB unzipped
Total files
801
across all file types
Lines of PHP
68,057
in 414 files Large
File types
- PHP
- SVG
- PNG
- JS
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 11 High
- 47 Medium
- 32 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 PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links, Accessibility improved the most (+50). No category regressed over this span. The codebase grew 486% in size.
Audited 3.2.2 → 4.0.15 · 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
6,925
downloads
Today
1,032
downloads
Week over week
−22%
vs previous week
Month over month
−92%
vs previous month
Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.
Version intelligence
62% of installs run an older version
≈ 123.7K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v3.6
- v4.0
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
This month
Aug 5, 2026
Actively maintainedTotal releases
235
since Aug 2010 · 16 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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