=== ClickWhale - Link Manager, Link Shortener and Click Tracker for Affiliate Links & Link Pages === Contributors: flowdee, krapan88, webdj, liquiemm, freemius Donate link: https://github.com/sponsors/flowdee Tags: link manager, link shortener, link in bio, affiliate links, link tracker Requires at least: 5.0 Requires PHP: 7.4.0 Tested up to: 6.7 Stable tag: 2.4.2 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Best Link Manager, Link Shortener, Click Tracker & Link Pages Plugin for WordPress == Description == With ClickWhale, you can **easily manage, shorten/cloak, analyze internal and affiliate links** on your WordPress site. All this, using your own domain! You're doing social media? Then you don't want to miss out having a bio link page for your profiles. > **Interested in a quick look 🚀 at the plugin without installation?** > [Check out our 1-click live demo with sample content](https://clickwhale.pro/link/live-demo/) 👈 But that's not all. ClickWhale combines some useful marketing features in one plugin. Let's take a closer look: ## ⭐️ Link Manager: A must-have for affiliate marketing Are you looking for a WordPress [link manager](https://clickwhale.pro/link-manager/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Plugin+Description&utm_campaign=ClickWhale+-+Free+Version&utm_term=Link+Manager) plugin to organize all your placed affiliate links? Then you've found it! - **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. - **Click statistics** - Analyze the clicks of your links with our click statistics. ***Practical example***: Turn a long URL into, e.g. `domain.com/link/product` 🤩 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)** or link in bio page for social media - within your own WordPress site! - **Easily add and manage links** - Add previously created links to your link pages. Or add custom links, pages, posts and much more. 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. - **Optimize your link page for SEO** - Enter SEO and Open Graph metadata and test how they look right after via a preview link! 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! ## 🕵 Tracking Codes: Place tracking codes and scripts (e.g. Analytics) ClickWhale also offers you the possibility to embed any [tracking codes](https://clickwhale.pro/tracking-codes/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Plugin+Description&utm_campaign=ClickWhale+-+Free+Version&utm_term=Tracking+Codes) or code snippets directly on your website without having to intervene in the code of your website. - **Place all the codes and snippets you need!** - For example: Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Google Conversion Tracking - simply all the codes you need! - **Output the code snippet only where you want it to go** - Determine whether the code should apply to the entire website or all pages or posts, or only to specific content such as individual posts, categories and so on. - **Exclude User Roles** - The code snippet should not be executed for certain user roles of your website? No problem! Set that yourself! 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? ## 🌟 ClickWhale PRO brings even more features 🌟 Do you want to get even more out of your affiliate marketing game and take it to the **next level**? Here are the highlights of [ClickWhale PRO](https://clickwhale.pro/upgrade/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Plugin+Description&utm_campaign=ClickWhale+-+Free+Version&utm_term=ClickWhale+PRO) below: - **Keyword Auto Linker** - Define keywords that will be automatically replaced with links throughout your posts, pages and custom post types. - **Detailed Analytics** - Gain the ability to track UTM campaigns with better parameters for exceptional campaign efficacy. - **UTM Campaign Tracking** - Dedicated statistics admin page which allows you to filter and analyze clicks and views on links and link pages. - **E-Commerce Conversion Tracking** - Easily place conversion tracking codes to track the performance of your WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads store. - **Advanced Customization Options** - Additional features from the plugin to customize link pages include options to add branded backgrounds, images, and more. - **Blog Post Feeds** - Automatically show the latest blog posts directly on your link pages for further reach. - **Forms Block** - Easily add forms from popular WordPress form plugins to your link page and collect leads or feedback from your social media followers. - **Social Profiles** - Add your social profiles to your link page to gain more followers on your favorite social networks. This was just a selection of the additional features that await you. If you already like ClickWhale, then you should definitely consider [upgrading](https://clickwhale.pro/upgrade/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Plugin+Description&utm_campaign=ClickWhale+-+Free+Version&utm_term=Upgrade+to+Pro). You won't regret it. ✊ ### Credits - Thanks to [ionicons](https://ionic.io/ionicons) for designing and providing your great icons. == 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 == = Is ClickWhale GDPR compatible? = ClickWhale is a fully GDPR compatible WordPress plugin. We don’t track or store any data ourselves. = Is there a live demo for the plugin? = Indeed, there is a [live](https://clickwhale.pro/link/live-demo/) where you can try out the plugin for yourself without any obligation. It only takes a few seconds to spin up! = Multisite supported? = Yes! ClickWhale can be used on multisite installations. = 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 7. Tracking Codes Overview Page 8. Tracking Code Edit Screen == Changelog == = Version 2.4.2 (8th January 2025) = * Fix: Fixed vulnerabilities to enhance code security * Fix: Fixed PHP "Deprecated" warnings in PHP8.2+ = Version 2.4.1 (21st November 2024) = * Fix: Ensure the debugger file exists before including it * Info: WordPress v6.7.1 compatibility = Version 2.4.0 (21st November 2024) = * New: Added hooks to insert third-party plugins code in the page header and footer * Tweak: Enhanced the admin pages documentation widgets * Fix: Adjusted use of image attachments for case when image was deleted from WP Media Library * Info: WordPress v6.7 compatibility * Info: Updated Freemius SDK to v2.9.0 = Version 2.3.0 (2nd October 2024) = * Fix: Fixed "Deprecated: strip_tags()" issue occurred on admin pages * Info: WordPress v6.6.2 compatibility * Info: Updated Freemius SDK to v2.8.1 = Version 2.2.0 (6th September 2024) = * Tweak: Enhanced the admin pages documentation widgets * Fix: Fixed trailing slash applied to custom link with URL parameters on link pages * Info: WordPress v6.6.1 compatibility * Info: Updated Freemius SDK to v2.7.4 = Version 2.1.3 (9th May 2024) = * Fix: Fixed issue when long links were not stored to DB * Fix: Fixed "Trying to access array offset on value of type null" PHP warning * Info: WordPress v6.5.3 compatibility = Version 2.1.2 (29th April 2024) = * New: Added "Upgrade to PRO" sidebar for admin pages * Fix: Fixed styles of admin pages header * Info: Updated Freemius SDK to v2.7.2 = Version 2.1.1 (16th April 2024) = * Tweak: Optimized admin pages meta title * Fix: Fixed link redirection = Version 2.1.0 (15th April 2024) = * New: Added tab navigation for link edit screen * Tweak: Tracking is enabled by default now * Info: WordPress v6.5.2 compatibility * Info: Updated Freemius SDK to v2.7.0 = Version 2.0.1 (25th February 2024) = * Fix: Problem with the distribution of assets = Version 2.0.0 (23rd February 2024) = * New: Added access control system * New: Added Freemius update system * Fix: Fixed unwanted ? or & at the end of links sometimes * Info: WordPress v6.4.3 compatibility * Info: PHP version changed from 7.0.0 to 7.4.0 = Version 1.5.3 (1st November 2023) = * Fix: Fixed problem with fatal_error after click on CW link = Version 1.5.2 (1st November 2023) = * Tweak: Updated bots list * Fix: Fixed PHP Warning: Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" * Fix: Fixed links order problem after import * Fix: Fixed links order in the link page CW Links block = Version 1.5.1 (12th September 2023) = * Fix: Fixed a bug when a link has a previously deleted category * Fix: Fixed problem with export when there are no categories * Fix: Fixed default link redirect display = Version 1.5.0 (12th September 2023) = * New: Import ClickWhale links from CSV file * New: Export ClickWhale links to CSV file * New: Links bulk editing * Fix: Fixed copy button's text after click * Info: WordPress v6.3 compatibility = Version 1.4.2 (4th August 2023) = * Fix: Removed char unwanted html char while link saving * Info: Updated Link Page Credits URL = Version 1.4.1 (20th July 2023) = * Tweak: Added plugin link to the settings page * Info: PHP, CSS, JS code improvements = Version 1.4.0 (12th July 2023) = * Tweak: Link handling optimization * Info: Clickwhale Pro Support * Info: PHP, CSS, JS code improvements = Version 1.3.6 (30th June 2023) = * Fix: Fixed Warning Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in class-clickwhale-bot.php * Fix: Fixed a problem where links and linkpages didn't work correct because the site was installed to a subdirectory = Version 1.3.5 (5th June 2023) = * Fix: Fixed WordPress database error Duplicate column name linkpage_id = Version 1.3.4 (18th May 2023) = * Fix: Fixed an issue where added links on the Link Page might not be saved * Fix: Fixed an issue that caused an error on the Link Page when using a link that has been removed * Fix: Fixed an issue that caused an error on the Link Page when using a post (page or custom post type) that has been removed * Fix: Fixed an issue that caused an error on the Link Page when saving Custom Content Block without a title/subtitle * Fix: Fixed an issue where the Link Page styles were overlapping with styles from themes or plugins * Info: WordPress v6.2.1 compatibility = Version 1.3.3 (12th May 2023) = * Fix: Fixed a bug when inactive blocks on the Link Page become active again when the plugin is updated * Info: POT update = Version 1.3.2 (10th May 2023) = * New: Subtitle for link on Link Page * New: Added new Link Page block - custom content with WYSIWYG editor * New: Added menu selection option for Link Page * Tweak: Changed plugin styles and scripts load conditions and order * Tweak: Changed the method of slug validation for Links and Link Pages * Fix: Link Page logo size on retina displays * Fix: Required fields validation on a hidden tab on Link Page * Fix: Fixed an issue where it took more than one click on the save button to save a Link or Link Page * Info: Optimized Link Page mobile view * Info: Minor improvements = Version 1.3.1 (12th April 2023) = * Tweak: Removed CDN scripts * Fix: Link Page tabs init * Fix: Quotes problem in the Link Page blocks * Info: Minor improvements = Version 1.3.0 (6th April 2023) = * New: Link Page builder * New: Added new Link Page blocks: heading and separator * New: Link Page contents images * New: ClickWhale plugin menu in the admin bar * Tweak: Behavior of link or Link Page url copy action * Fix: Link to the edit Link Page in the admin bar * Info: UI/UX improvements * Info: CSS/JS improvements = Version 1.2.1 (3rd March 2023) = * Tweak: Optimized DB queries in the admin area * Tweak: Plugin buttons labels unified * Tweak: Added Call to Action button after migration * Tweak: CSS/JS * Fix: Update error when new DB tables were not created * Fix: Tracking Code error when exclude Link Pages select hasn't default value = 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