Description
LazyLink is a lightweight affiliate link manager and click tracker for WordPress. No heavy framework, no third-party dashboard, no click-tracking table that quietly grows into the millions of rows. Your links and your click data stay in your own database.
Free forever core — cloaking, redirects, categories, stats, and import are all in the free plugin. No link cap.
Built for affiliate marketers and bloggers
- Cloaked or direct links — choose per link (
/go/your-slug/cloaked redirects, or plain direct links when a program requires them, e.g. Amazon Associates) - Real per-link stats — last 7 days, last 30 days, and all-time click counts at a glance, no digging through a generic report screen
- Configurable redirects — 301 or 302, custom
/go/prefix, optional admin-click exclusion
Fast to work with
[lazylink slug="..."]shortcode, plus an “Insert Affiliate Link” block-editor tool to search or quick-add a link without leaving your post- Optional keyboard shortcut to open the insert tool while writing — off by default, and offered as a short list of safe combos so it never collides with Bold/Italic/Link or your browser’s own shortcuts
- Categories with their own default link type, so bulk-adding links from one program is quick
- Unlimited links, always free — no artificial cap on how many links you can manage
Switching from another plugin? Bring your links across with the built-in import tool — see the FAQ for supported sources.
Built to stay light
- Vanilla PHP and core WordPress APIs only — no JS frameworks, no build step, no phoning home to a third-party service
- Every query uses
$wpdbprepared statements; nonces and capability checks on every admin action
Why LazyLink
LazyLink is built and used daily on a real affiliate site — not a feature checklist assembled to compete on paper. If you’ve outgrown a bloated link plugin, don’t want to pay premium pricing, or just want fewer moving parts, that’s exactly what this is for.
Screenshots
Installation
- Upload the
lazylinkfolder to/wp-content/plugins/, or install through the Plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen.
- Go to LazyLink in the admin menu to add your first link.
- If links 404 after activation, go to Settings Permalinks and click Save Changes to regenerate rewrite rules.
Switching from another plugin? Use LazyLink Import to bring your links across — see the FAQ for details.
FAQ
-
How is LazyLink different from other link managers?
-
LazyLink is built to be smaller and simpler: no bundled frameworks, no bloated click-tracking table, and stats that actually tell you how a specific link is performing without extra clicks. Links are always unlimited, even on the free version.
-
Can I import my links from ThirstyAffiliates?
-
Yes — go to LazyLink Import and select ThirstyAffiliates as the source. Your links, categories, and redirect settings are brought across automatically.
-
How do I add a link to a post?
-
Use the shortcode
[lazylink slug="your-slug"], or the “Insert Affiliate Link” tool in the block editor’s text toolbar. -
Can I use a keyboard shortcut to insert a link?
-
Yes — turn one on under LazyLink Settings. It’s off by default, and you pick from a short list of safe combos rather than typing your own, so it can’t collide with Bold/Italic/Link or a shortcut your browser already owns.
-
Can I change the `/go/` prefix?
-
Yes — set it under LazyLink Settings.
-
Does this track my own clicks when I’m logged in as admin?
-
Not by default — admin clicks are excluded from tracking. This is configurable under LazyLink Settings.
-
Is there a link limit?
-
No — LazyLink supports unlimited links on the free version.
-
Does LazyLink slow down my site?
-
No third-party requests, no external tracking calls, and no heavy dependencies — redirects and click logging run on plain WordPress APIs.
/go/links are also matched and redirected as early as possible in the WordPress request lifecycle, before other plugins and your theme finish loading, so a click doesn’t wait on the rest of the site to boot. -
Where can I get support?
-
Please use the support forum here on WordPress.org.
Reviews
There are no reviews for this plugin.
Contributors & Developers
“LazyLink” adalah perisian sumber terbuka. Orang-orang berikut telah menyumbang kepada pemalam ini.
Penyumbang
Translate “LazyLink” into your language.
Berminat dalam pembangunan?
Layari kod, periksa repositori SVN, atau langgani log pembangunan dengan RSS.
Changelog
2.4.0
- New: “Insert Affiliate Link” block-editor tool (renamed from “LazyLink Link” for clarity) — refreshed icon in both the admin menu and the editor toolbar.
- New: optional keyboard shortcut to open the insert tool while writing, configurable under Settings from a short list of safe combos.
- Improved: the insert-link dialog is now a properly sized window instead of a cramped popover, so the search results and “Add new” form both have room to breathe.
- Improved:
/go/redirects now resolve earlier in the request, before other active plugins and the theme finish loading — noticeably faster on sites running more than a couple of plugins.
2.3.0
- New: one-click import from ThirstyAffiliates — links, categories, and redirect settings are brought across automatically.
- New: link categories, each with their own default link type (cloaked or direct), so bulk-adding links from one affiliate program is fast.
2.2.0
- New: redesigned Stats tab — 7-day, 30-day, and all-time counts per link, plus a site-wide totals summary.
- New: daily click aggregates stored separately from the raw click log, so stats stay fast to load as click history grows.
- New: configurable click-data retention window, with a manual “run cleanup now” option.
2.1.0
- New: block-editor tool to search existing links or quick-add a new one without leaving the post you’re writing.
- New: per-link direct vs. cloaked redirect option, for programs that require an uncloaked link (e.g. Amazon Associates).
2.0.0
- New: redesigned two-tab admin (Links, Stats).
- New: redirect type toggle (301 or 302).
- New: configurable
/go/prefix. - New: option to exclude logged-in admin clicks from tracking (on by default).