=== ClickWhale - Link Shortener, Click Tracker & Link Pages ===
Contributors: flowdee, krapan88, liquiemm
Donate link: https://github.com/sponsors/flowdee
Tags: links, link shortener, link pages, affiliate links, link tracker
Requires at least: 3.8
Requires PHP: 7.0.0
Tested up to: 6.1.1
Stable tag: 1.2.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Best Link Shortener, Click Tracker & Link Pages Plugin for WordPress

== Description ==

With ClickWhale, you can **easily manage, shorten and analyze links** on your WordPress site. All this, using your own domain!

With our plugin, you can shorten links and define the URL of the shortened links yourself.

= ⭐️ The most flexible link manager =

- **Easily create and manage links** - Create your links to track and organize them into categories.
- **Apply SEO settings to links** - Flag your links with SEO attributes like “no follow” or “sponsored”.
- **Place and share links** - Place your created links anywhere in your website content or share them on social media.
- **Detailed statistics** - Analyze the views of your links with our click statistics.

All of these key features are available in this free version of [ClickWhale](https://clickwhale.pro/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Plugin+Description&utm_campaign=ClickWhale+-+Free+Version). That’s some crazy value!

= 🔥 Link Pages: Update & share your content on Social Media =

Moreover, we are the best plugin to **create your own [link page](https://clickwhale.pro/linkpages/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Plugin+Description&utm_campaign=ClickWhale+-+Free+Version&utm_term=Link+Pages
)** on your WordPress site.

- **Easily add and manage links** - Add previously created links to your link pages. Change their order via drag & drop or customize link titles.
- **Manage contents** - Enter your link page title and description texts. Upload your brand or website logo.
- **Customize appearance** - Set the background color for your link page, as well as the font colors of the texts. Don't forget to adjust the button colors as well!
- **You choose the URL** - Determine the URL under which the link page is accessible on your website, and you are ready to go.

Here you can find a [live example](https://clickwhale.pro/links/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Plugin+Description&utm_campaign=ClickWhale+-+Free+Version&utm_term=Link+Pages%3A+Demo+Link
) of our own link page, created with ClickWhale, of course!

From now on, you don't need a third-party service, you save on monthly subscriptions and have full control. All this, on your own domain. Brilliant, isn't it?

== Installation ==

This plugin is easy to install and configure.

1. Upload the `clickwhale` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Visit the settings page, which can be found under the menu: ClickWhale

On the settings page, you will find all the instructions and credentials which are necessary to configure the plugin.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Multisite supported? =

Yes! ClickWhale can be used on multisite installations.

= Is ClickWhale GDPR compatible? =

ClickWhale is a fully GDPR compatible WordPress coupon plugin. We don’t track or store any data ourselves.

= Is ClickWhale translation ready? =

Yes, ClickWhale has full translation and localization support via the `clickwhale` textdomain. Based on your site language, required `.mo` and `.po` translation files will be downloaded and placed into the default WordPress languages directory.

= Do you offer support? =
Of course! We offer support in the [support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/clickwhale/) here on WordPress.org

== Screenshots ==

1. Link Manager
2. Links: Overview Page
3. Link Edit Screen
4. Link Pages
5. Link Pages: Customizations
6. Link Pages: Link Management

== Changelog ==

= Version 1.2.0 (1st March 2023) =
* New: Tracking Codes Manager
* Info: Minor css/js improvements

= Version 1.1.3 (23th February 2023) =
* New: Random slug for new links
* New: Link Page Open Graph live preview
* Fix: Ending slash for links and link pages urls
* Info: Minor improvements

= Version 1.1.2 (15th February 2023) =
* Info: Minor improvements

= Version 1.1.1 (14th February 2023) =
* Fix: Error 500 when open any page/post without created Link Pages
* Fix: Activation/Reactivation Error
* Fix: Warning on Link page if custom logo not uploaded

= Version 1.1.0 (13th February 2023) =
* New: Link Page SEO and Open Graph settings
* New: Adding custom links, posts, pages, custom post types to Link Page
* New: Sort Link Pages by views and clicks
* New: Sort Links by clicks
* Tweak: CSS/JS
* Fix: Error 500 when viewing a Link Page
* Info: PHP version changed from 5.6.0 to 7.0.0

= Version 1.0.0 (11th December 2022) =
* Initial Release

== Upgrade Notice ==

= Version 1.0.0 (11th December 2022) =
* Initial Release