{"id":27734,"date":"2021-08-31T16:51:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T16:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/?p=27734"},"modified":"2023-11-28T08:34:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T08:34:01","slug":"betterlinks-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/betterlinks-review\/","title":{"rendered":"BetterLinks Review &#8211; A Worthy Pretty Links &#038; Thirsty Links Alternative?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/go\/betterlinks\" target=\"_blank\">BetterLinks<\/a> is a WordPress plugin that allows you to easily create shortened links with custom titles, branded links, and affiliate links with query string parameters. If you want to make long affiliate links look great and quickly deploy short URLs for your social networks or marketing, install the plugin on WordPress and you're ready to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Great for affiliate link cloaking, affiliate link tracking, and shortening ugly URLs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BetterLinks is a self-hosted link-cloaking solution for WordPress. The BetterLinks Link Cloaking feature can help you create shorter, cloaked links from longer URLs with ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plugin is easy to use &#8211; with a few clicks you can create a short URL for each of your links &#8211; but there's so much more to this plugin and it's A competitor to <a href=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/go\/prettylinks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pretty Links<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/go\/thirstyaffiliates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thirsty Affiliates<\/a>, two of the most popular URL cloaker, URL shortener, and affiliate link management tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Use Cases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>BetterLinks is great for managing affiliate links, shortening long URLs on your own website or external pages, and tracking everything in one place. The plugin's advanced features can help you analyze the performance of specific URLs, create affiliate link cloaking opportunities, and build a comprehensive link management solution. It's easy to get started with BetterLinks, but read on if you want a more detailed breakdown of BetterLink's features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/role-management-screen-1200x740.webp 1200w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/role-management-screen-800x493.webp 800w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/role-management-screen-768x473.webp 768w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/role-management-screen-1536x947.webp 1536w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/role-management-screen.webp 1590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/role-management-screen-1200x740.jpg\" height=\"740\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/role-management-screen-1200x740.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/role-management-screen-800x493.jpg 800w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/role-management-screen-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/role-management-screen-1536x947.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/role-management-screen.jpg 1590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"wp-image-27745 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"role management screen\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"27745\"  > <\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/creating-a-shortlink-in-betterlinks-1200x877.webp 1200w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/creating-a-shortlink-in-betterlinks-800x585.webp 800w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/creating-a-shortlink-in-betterlinks-768x561.webp 768w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/creating-a-shortlink-in-betterlinks-1536x1123.webp 1536w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/creating-a-shortlink-in-betterlinks.webp 1798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/creating-a-shortlink-in-betterlinks-1200x877.jpg\" height=\"877\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/creating-a-shortlink-in-betterlinks-1200x877.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/creating-a-shortlink-in-betterlinks-800x585.jpg 800w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/creating-a-shortlink-in-betterlinks-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/creating-a-shortlink-in-betterlinks-1536x1123.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/creating-a-shortlink-in-betterlinks.jpg 1798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"wp-image-27744 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"creating a shortlink in betterlinks\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"27744\"  > <\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-settings-screen-1200x712.webp 1200w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-settings-screen-800x475.webp 800w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-settings-screen-768x456.webp 768w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-settings-screen-1536x912.webp 1536w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-settings-screen-2048x1215.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-settings-screen-1200x712.jpg\" height=\"712\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-settings-screen-1200x712.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-settings-screen-800x475.jpg 800w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-settings-screen-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-settings-screen-1536x912.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-settings-screen-2048x1215.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"wp-image-27743 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"betterlinks settings screen\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"27743\"  > <\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pros<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Easy to use &#8211; In this category of URL management tools, BetterLinks is by far the easiest plugin to use. It uses a modern design and a faster way of saving links, so you can work with it faster.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grid and list view for better link management. Grid is great for sorting and categorizing links. List view is better for editing. There's also a dark mode.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can migrate all links from Pretty Links or Thirsty Affiliates with a few clicks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clean design &#8211; There's no clutter and everything is nicely presented in one screen. You can also change the view if you prefer a different way to view your links.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Great analytics reporting &#8211; while similar plugins currently have more reporting features, BetterLinks has a better presentation and the development team is working to improve this feature. I expect good things.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fast performance &#8211; Modern design with JSON database.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Good support &#8211; the support team responds very quickly, even for the free version of the plugin. This wasn't my experience with the premium support of most other tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Prone to bugs &#8211; It's a new product, so bugs are to be expected. If you have a large website with thousands of links, I recommend testing the tool on a staging server before deploying it on the live website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Security Issues &#8211; Since this is a relatively new and unproven plugin, there's always the potential for security vulnerabilities. And in fact, WordFence, the security firewall plugin for WordPress, has found <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordfence.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-simple-301-redirects-by-betterlinks-plugin\/\" target=\"_blank\">severe vulnerabilities<\/a> in the plugin's simple 301 redirects feature.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No option to automatically create a prefix for shortened URLs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pro version vs. Free version<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/go\/betterlinks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free version of BetterLinks<\/a> offers a lot of features but here's what you get on the paid plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ffe49a\"><thead><tr><th>Individual<\/th><th>Business<\/th><th>Agency (Lifetime)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>$49<\/td><td>$149<\/td><td>$299&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Everything in Free plus:<\/td><td><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Everything in Individual plus:<\/td><td><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Everything in Business plus:<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Use on Single Site<\/td><td><strong>Use on Unlimited Sites<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Lifetime Update & Support<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Advanced Redirect Types<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Individual Analytics<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Link cloaking<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Link Expiration<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>User Role Management<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Google Analytics Integration<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10% Credit Reward<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25% Renewal Discount<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1 Year Update & Support<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/utm-guide-tracking-links\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2823\">UTM Builder&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dynamic Links<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Split Testing<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Import and Export links<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Social Share for UTM Builder<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Force HTTPS<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BetterLinks Vs Prettylinks Vs ThirstyAffiliates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This table is to explain the differences between the three products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cfedff\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>BetterLinks Pro<\/th><th>Pretty Links Pro<\/th><th>Thirsty Affiliates pro<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Pricing (one site)<\/td><td>$49<\/td><td>$79<\/td><td>$49<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shortening \/ Destination Cloaking<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Custom Post Types<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Link Categorization<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Link Prefixes<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Statistics and Analytics<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Detailed Click Reporting<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>&nbsp;<meta charset=\"utf-8\">yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conversion Reports<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>&nbsp;<meta charset=\"utf-8\">&nbsp;<meta charset=\"utf-8\">yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Support<\/td><td><meta charset=\"utf-8\">1 year<\/td><td>1 year<\/td><td>&nbsp;<meta charset=\"utf-8\">1 year<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Refund guarantee<\/td><td>&nbsp;no<\/td><td>14 days<\/td><td>14 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Automatic Keyword Linking<\/td><td>&nbsp;no<\/td><td>&nbsp;yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Geolocation and Geographic Redirects<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No Follow & Open In New Tab Options<\/td><td>&nbsp;yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Link Scheduling&nbsp;<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>URL Shortening (with bit.ly)<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>&nbsp;no<\/td><td>yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Automatic 404 Checker<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Insert Links in Gutenberg Editor<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Link Tags<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Automatic Link Titles<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Forward URL Parameters<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Integration with Google Analytics<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>User Role Management<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Device-based dynamic redirects<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tracking Pixel Redirects<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Optimized queries to reduce load time & make faster<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HTTPS Redirection<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UTM Builder&nbsp;<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bot Blocker&nbsp;<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Amazon API<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Auto linker<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wildcard Redirect<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes (if domain provider supports it)<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Split testing<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Individual Analytics<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Import Data From A JSON File<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Social Share Options<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drag & Drop interface<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dark Mode<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Renewal discounts<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>no<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>QR Codes<\/td><td>no<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>&nbsp;no<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Established link shortening and tracking tool companies have a longer history of improving their plugins and weeding out bugs. Pretty Links and Thirsty Links have now merged, so there's a large pool of knowledge there. Of course, this means that the most well-known plugins on the market have a sort of monopoly and there's always a temptation to sit back and rest while newcomers struggle to get to market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-link-management-screen-1200x667.webp 1200w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-link-management-screen-800x445.webp 800w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-link-management-screen-768x427.webp 768w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-link-management-screen-1536x854.webp 1536w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-link-management-screen-2048x1138.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-link-management-screen-1200x667.jpg\" height=\"667\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-link-management-screen-1200x667.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-link-management-screen-800x445.jpg 800w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-link-management-screen-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-link-management-screen-1536x854.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/betterlinks-link-management-screen-2048x1138.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"wp-image-27742 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"betterlinks link management screen\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My main criticism of Pretty Links has always been the speed at which a link click is processed. I've heard many complaints that the server takes too long to convert a short link into a full affiliate link or a longer link. I run my websites on private Cloud Servers (Cloudways, recommended by the way) and these servers are very fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BetterLinks has come up with a solution. Instead of using the WordPress database to process the links, a JSON file (effectively a single code file) takes care of everything. This speeds up the process considerably. That means less load on the server and a <a href=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wordpress-speed-checklist\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"26694\">faster WordPress website<\/a> for visitors. And that ultimately means more money for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pretty Links Latency <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pretty-links-redirect-latency.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pretty-links-redirect-latency.jpg\" height=\"61\" width=\"560\" class=\"wp-image-27853 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"pretty links redirect latency\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/prettylinks-latency-miliseconds-https.webp 1052w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/prettylinks-latency-miliseconds-https-800x102.webp 800w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/prettylinks-latency-miliseconds-https-768x98.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1052px) 100vw, 1052px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/prettylinks-latency-miliseconds-https.jpg\" height=\"134\" width=\"1052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/prettylinks-latency-miliseconds-https.jpg 1052w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/prettylinks-latency-miliseconds-https-800x102.jpg 800w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/prettylinks-latency-miliseconds-https-768x98.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1052px) 100vw, 1052px\" class=\"wp-image-27854 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"prettylinks latency miliseconds https\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Better Links latency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/better-links-redirect-latency.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/better-links-redirect-latency.jpg\" height=\"67\" width=\"565\" class=\"wp-image-27857 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"better links redirect latency\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/better-links-redirect-latency-with-https.webp 1061w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/better-links-redirect-latency-with-https-800x100.webp 800w,https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/better-links-redirect-latency-with-https-768x96.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1061px) 100vw, 1061px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/better-links-redirect-latency-with-https.jpg\" height=\"132\" width=\"1061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/better-links-redirect-latency-with-https.jpg 1061w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/better-links-redirect-latency-with-https-800x100.jpg 800w, https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/better-links-redirect-latency-with-https-768x96.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1061px) 100vw, 1061px\" class=\"wp-image-27855 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"better links redirect latency with https\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What's Missing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The software is still under development and the excellent team at WP Developers is constantly improving it. So it's only a matter of time before some of these features are added to the plugin's code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There's no option to automatically create a prefix for shortened URLs. If you prefer to use a prefix like \/go\/ or \/recommended\/ or \/get\/ before each link, you must manually add this to the URL pattern individually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Granted, this isn't a huge problem, but it leaves open the possibility of forgetting to add it. Many website owners and administrators like to use these types of prefixes for two reasons<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>to exclude all links below the URL section (e.g. \/go\/) from Google's index. This saves you from having to do this for every link<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for better tracking of link clicks in Google Analytics and other analytics platforms.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Should you buy it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>BetterLinks is an all-in-one solution for managing your affiliate links. It's a simple plugin that anyone can use to create and link to any short link or track all of their affiliate links. While there are other similar plugins, Betterlinks does a pretty good job and could work out more economical. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to be outdone, <a href=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/go\/prettylinks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PrettyLinks<\/a> recently added a new feature called PrettyPay Links, which allows you to sell products and services directly through your links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the company has also fired back at competitors by adding its &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/fatfrogmedia.com\/go\/prettylinks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Product Displays<\/a>&#8221; feature where you can present your affiliate links in a visually appealing manner that is also user-friendly. 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