Title: LinkCentral – URL shortener, Custom Links & Affiliate Link Shortener with Link Tracking
Author: Design for WP
Published: <strong>Octubre 5, 2024</strong>
Last modified: Març 30, 2026

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# LinkCentral – URL shortener, Custom Links & Affiliate Link Shortener with Link Tracking

 By [Design for WP](https://profiles.wordpress.org/designforwp/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/linkcentral.1.6.1.zip)

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 * [Reviews](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/linkcentral/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/linkcentral/#installation)
 * [Development](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/linkcentral/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/linkcentral/)

## Description

LinkCentral is your all-in-one WordPress solution to **manage, track, and cloak 
custom links, short URLs, and affiliate links**. Track link performance of all your
short links with ease. From custom slugs to advanced analytics, LinkCentral is packed
with many customisable features. Seamlessly integrate with page builders, and see
how your links perform using the built-in insights.

### Features

**🔗 Custom URL Shortener**: Shorten links into clean, memorable URLs. Customize
with prefixes and slugs, such as `www.yoursite.com/go/your-custom-slug`

**🔍 Advanced Link Tracking**: Gain insights into your link performance with detailed
link clicks analytics.

**💼 Affiliate Link Management**: Cloak and manage your affiliate links while staying
organized with categories and private notes.

**🧩 Flexible Integrations**: Easily insert links using our built-in integrations
with common page builders or use shortcodes.

**📊 Google Analytics 4 Support**: Send link tracking data to Google Analytics 4.

**🔄 Redirection Settings**: Choose redirection types (301, 302, 307), add _nofollow_,
_sponsored_ and other attributes, and more.

**⏰ Plan Redirects Ahead**: Schedule and manage future redirects.

**🔒 Password-Protected Redirects**: Secure your redirects with passwords.

**🔲 QR Codes**: Instantly create QR codes for any of your short links.

**👥 Role Management**: Control access by defining user roles that can create and
edit links, view analytics, and manage settings.

**🚀 Optimized and Lightweight**: Built with performance in mind, using native WordPress
integration for speed without bloat.

**🔌 WordPress-Friendly**: Utilizes a custom post type for seamless integration 
into the WordPress ecosystem.

**📥 Easy Import**: Easily import your links from other link management tools or
spreadsheets.

🛡️ GDPR Compliance, 🧹 Expiry Management, 🤖 IP and Bot Filtering, 🌐 Affiliate 
Links management, and much more, all **for free**!

[Learn more](https://www.designforwp.com/linkcentral/) about everything LinkCentral
has to offer.

### Integrate with Ease 🪢

LinkCentral seamlessly integrates with leading page builders and WordPress plugins
to make link insertion a breeze. Quickly add links through:

 * **Elementor (Free and Pro)**
 * **Gutenberg**
 * **Classic Editor (TinyMCE)**
 * **Beaver Builder**
 * and more…

### More Features with LinkCentral Premium ⭐

Unlock exclusive features with LinkCentral Premium to supercharge your link management.
Upgrade today and enjoy 14-day money-back guarantee.

**📈 Advanced Insights**: Get detailed analytics, including data on individual links,
improved filtering, and geolocation (country, region, city).

**🔀 Dynamic Redirects**: Build dynamic redirects based on date, time, country, 
device, cookie, and more.

**🖇️ Split testing**: Enable AB split tests and rotate users between different destinations
based on the number of clicks on a link.

**🔄 Parameter Forwarding**: Seamlessly pass URL parameters through your shortlinks.

**💾 Data export**: Easily backup or migrate your links and analytics.

**🏷️ UTM Templates**: Create and apply UTM templates to your links.

**📝 Auto-keyword Linking**: Automatically link keywords across your website.

**🚥 Broken Links Checker**: Automatically scans your links for broken URLs and 
sends email alerts.

**🪝 Webhooks**: Connect to a custom webhook and send data every time a link is 
clicked.

**🎨 Custom styling**: Add CSS classes to your links on the frontend.

**♾️ Access to Updates**: Enjoy access to future updates and get fast support.

[See all Premium features](https://www.designforwp.com/linkcentral/)

### Privacy 🛡️

#### Tracking

LinkCentral respects you and your users’ privacy. You have full control over tracking
settings, including the ability to anonymize or opt out of tracking completely.

#### 3rd Party Services

 * **Google Analytics 4**: When enabled in the plugin settings, LinkCentral can 
   send your analytics data directly to Google Analytics 4. Read more about [Google’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy](https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/).
 * **MaxMind**: LinkCentral optionally uses MaxMind’s free GeoIP database for country-
   based tracking and redirection. The database is updated biweekly to ensure accuracy.
   For more information, please see MaxMind’s [Terms of Service](https://www.maxmind.com/en/terms-of-use)
   and [Privacy Policy](https://www.maxmind.com/en/privacy_policy).
 * **Freemius**: LinkCentral makes use of Freemius for its Premium licensing. In
   case of a purchase and when opted in, we may periodically validate your license
   with the server.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * **LinkCentral Dashboard**: Overview of all your custom links.
 * [[
 * **Create New Links**: Manage your custom links effortlessly with our intuitive
   and user-friendly dashboard.
 * [[
 * **Insert Links Easily**: Use our flexible integrations with Visual Editor, Gutenberg,
   Elementor, shortcodes and more to insert short links in text and buttons.
 * [[
 * **Link Insights**: Detailed URL analytics and performance tracking.
 * [[
 * **Comprehensive Settings**: Extensive configuration options for link tracking,
   behavior, integrations, and more.
 * [[
 * **QR Code Generation**: Easily create and monitor QR codes for your short links.

## Installation

#### Easy installation

 1. Go to the Add New Plugin page in your WordPress admin.
 2. Search for “LinkCentral” and select the plugin from the results.
 3. Install the plugin and activate it.
 4. Find detailed instructions under _Settings_ -> _Usage_ once the plugin is activated.

#### Advanced installation

 1. Upload the `linkcentral` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Find detailed instructions under _Settings_ -> _Usage_ once the plugin is activated.

## FAQ

### Does LinkCentral work with any WordPress plugin, theme, and setup?

Yes, LinkCentral leverages WordPress’ native _Custom Post Types_ and integrates 
seamlessly with the WordPress ecosystem.
 It is designed to be highly compatible
with WordPress plugins, themes, and setups, and works well with:

 * Any WordPress theme
 * Plugins such as Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), JetEngine, page builders, and others
 * Multisite setup

Additionally, LinkCentral is optimized for internationalization (i18n). It supports
multilingual websites and is fully translatable.

### Does LinkCentral integrate with any page builder?

LinkCentral offers seamless integration with many popular page builders:

 1. Look for the LinkCentral logo in your visual editor’s toolbar to quickly insert
    LinkCentral links.
 2. Any changes you make to these links (such as the destination URL or attributes)
    are automatically synced on the frontend.
 3. You can also use shortcodes in any page builder.
 4. For Elementor users, LinkCentral supports integration via Dynamic Tags.

You can, of course, manually paste LinkCentral links into your content. However,
changes made to those shortlinks won’t be dynamically reflected on the frontend.

Detailed instructions on how to use LinkCentral can be found under _Settings_ ->
_Usage_.

### Does it work with a Multisite setup?

Yes, LinkCentral is fully compatible with a WordPress Multisite setup!

### Can I use an API or extend LinkCentral with hooks?

Yes, you can extend LinkCentral’s functionality through built-in WordPress hooks
and REST API support. See the [REST API documentation](https://designforwp.com/docs/linkcentral/developers/rest-api/)
for details.

### Can I import links or migrate from other plugins?

Yes, LinkCentral has a one-click import for ThirstyAffiliates, Pretty Links, and
URL Shortener by MyThemeShop, plus an easy CSV import tool for migrating links from
plugins like BetterLinks, ClickWhale, Lasso / Simple URLs, URL Shortify, Link Shortner,
or any other plugin.

### Does LinkCentral integrate with third-party services?

Yes, LinkCentral offers robust third-party integrations to enhance your workflows:

 * Tracking: Even on the free plan, LinkCentral supports Google Analytics 4 for 
   click tracking and performance insights.
 * Automation & Webhooks: The premium version includes webhook support, allowing
   you to connect LinkCentral with services like Zapier, Make.com, n8n, IFTTT, and
   many others to send data every time a link is clicked.
 * Geo-Tracking: Premium users can also take advantage of integrations with MaxMind
   and Cloudflare for accurate IP-based geolocation, enabling precise geo-redirects
   and location-based analytics (country, region, and city).

### Who can benefit from using LinkCentral?

LinkCentral is a valuable tool for a wide range of users, including:
 – Website 
owners – Digital marketers – Affiliate marketers – SEO specialists – Content creators
Anyone who needs robust link shortening, redirection, link management, or comprehensive
affiliate links tracking on their WordPress site will find LinkCentral useful.

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[Powerful Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/powerful-plugin-135/)󠁿

 [naturovital](https://profiles.wordpress.org/naturovital/) Març 30, 2026

Really happy with this plugin giving me custom Links & short URLs directly inside
my wp backend. Super happy with this tool so far <3

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### 󠀁[Premium Version Outstanding Value and Excellent Marketing Tool](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pro-version-outstanding-value-and-excellent-marketing-tool/)󠁿

 [Ryan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryannewman/) Març 29, 2026

I originally came across the free version of Link Central and, to be honest, I wasn’t
expecting much at first. There are quite a few link management plugins out there,
and a lot of them either feel clunky or overcomplicated. But this one surprised 
me straight away. The free version alone is genuinely very good. It covers all the
basics you’d expect—creating short links, managing them properly, and tracking clicks—
all in a really clean and simple interface. It’s one of those plugins where you 
don’t need to watch tutorials or spend hours figuring things out. You install it,
and within minutes, you’re up and running.  After using it for a bit, I decided
to go for the Premium version, and I’m glad I did. What really stands out for me
is how easy everything is. The whole plugin feels like it was built with real users
in mind. No unnecessary fluff, no confusing settings—just straightforward tools 
that actually help. Managing links, especially affiliate links, can quickly become
messy, but Link Central keeps everything organised in one place. If you’re doing
any kind of digital marketing, this plugin is extremely useful. Whether it’s affiliate
links, promotional offers, or just tracking how people interact with your content,
it handles it all very smoothly. The analytics side is also a big plus—you can actually
see what’s working instead of guessing.  Another thing I noticed is how polished
it feels for a relatively newer plugin. It already has very strong feedback from
users, with consistently high ratings, which says a lot about how reliable it is.
 Overall, upgrading to the Premium version felt like a natural step rather than
a forced upsell. The free version proves the value, and the Premium version simply
builds on that in a meaningful way. If you run a WordPress site and deal with links
regularly—especially in affiliate marketing or promotions—I’d definitely recommend
giving it a try. It’s one of those tools that quietly becomes essential once you
start using it.

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### 󠀁[Link shortening – Happy with this plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-shortening-happy-with-this-plugin/)󠁿

 [bee7](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bee7/) Març 28, 2026

I have been looking for a plugin to manage my links and I found this plugin that
was super easy to set up and add the links. Also, it has a dashboard where I will
be able to analyze the links performance. My experience has been great and the fact
that it already discovered that one of my links was broken. I recommend this plugin
for anyone wanting an effective plugin to manage links. I did tried other plugins
before and this one is by far the easiest to use for a non-techy person like me.
I hope this review is helpful.

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### 󠀁[Great plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-41203/)󠁿

 [yv360](https://profiles.wordpress.org/yv360/) Gener 16, 2026

Does what it’s supposed to do.

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### 󠀁[New favourite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-favourite/)󠁿

 [Marty](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pigpen666/) Gener 16, 2026

This is becoming my favourite link management plugin. Tested it on a new site and
was impressed. The feature to tone down on the auto-link replacements is great. 
You almost take it for granted, until you add a link replacement on another blog
with a different link management plugin and see how clunky that one handles it (
either all words it comes across get replaced or only the first X amount). Link 
Central has a much better approach. If things keep going this way, I’ll be adding
Link Central to my other sites as well. Just one minor issue to fix for the dev…
WP Umbrella can’t show the Link Central’s changelog due to: “The premium plugin 
does not allow us to retrieve its changelog. Please contact their support to be 
compatible with WordPress’s “plugins_api” function.” But that is just minor. This
is a solid plugin. Try it and you’ll see the difference… Especially if you are familiar
with other link plugins.

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### 󠀁[Wow, this plugin is great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wow-this-plugin-is-great-3/)󠁿

 [upnorth](https://profiles.wordpress.org/upnorth/) Desembre 29, 2025

I tried a few competitors, but this one is easy to use + lots of great features.
Definitely a keeper.Great job Design for WP!

 [ Read all 19 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/linkcentral/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“LinkCentral – URL shortener, Custom Links & Affiliate Link Shortener with Link 
Tracking” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Design for WP ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/designforwp/)

[Translate “LinkCentral – URL shortener, Custom Links & Affiliate Link Shortener with Link Tracking” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/linkcentral)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/linkcentral/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/linkcentral/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/linkcentral/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/linkcentral/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.6.1

 * **Improvement:** Now correctly supports `.php` in slugs.
 * **Improvement:** Performance optimizations.
 * **Fix:** Deprecated warning resolved for PHP 8.4

#### 1.6.0

 * **New:** Added a global option to open links in a new tab (our most requested
   feature).
 * **New:** Set global attribute options differently for internal and external links
   or specific domains.
 * **New (Premium):** Geolocation analytics now include region and city data.
 * **New (Premium):** The password-protected link page is now customizable for branding.
 * **Fix:** Improved mobile responsiveness of the Links Overview page.
 * **Fix:** When inserting a shortcode without selected text, a placeholder name
   is now correctly inserted.
 * **Fix:** Importing from ThirstyAffiliates now properly adds the category to the
   slug when that setting is active.
 * **Fix:** General code and performance optimizations.

#### 1.5.3

 * **New:** Added category filter to the links overview page.
 * **New:** You can now easily view and clear filters on the links overview page.
 * **Fix:** General code optimizations and bug fixes.

#### 1.5.2

 * **Improvement:** You can now download QR codes as SVG files in addition to PNG.
 * **Improvement:** You can now see a small ‘New’ button in the search results dropdown
   when inserting a link in Gutenberg or Classic Editor. Click it to quickly create
   a new link.
 * **Improvement:** General code & security optimizations.

#### 1.5.1

 * **New:** Import your short links from ‘URL Shortener by MyThemeShop’
 * **New:** Added a global option to automatically prefix the slug with the selected
   category when creating or editing a link.
 * **New:** You can now add _custom_ rel-attributes (such as `noreferrer` and `noopener`)
   to your links with both global and per-link options.
 * **Improvement:** The Most Popular Links in the Dashboard Widget are now based
   on your chosen data period from the settings.
 * **Improvement:** Added a new setting to let you specify domains that the Broken
   Links Checker should ignore.
 * **Improvement:** Webhooks now support configurable delivery modes for better 
   control (immediate or asynchronous).
 * **Improvement:** Major update to automated keyword linking for significantly 
   improved reliability.
 * **Improvement:** The “Disable Prefix by Default” option on the settings page 
   has been moved to the Plugin tab.
 * **Fix:** Fixed a few small visual issues in the backend when using Safari.
 * **Fix:** Addressed a few minor bugs, including one where linked keyword settings
   were not saved in certain cases.

#### 1.5.0

 * **New:** Added an optional dashboard widget to view a summary of your link analytics
   directly on your WordPress dashboard. Enable it in the plugin settings.
 * **New:** You can now generate a random slug with a single click using the new
   button added to the Create Link page.
 * **Improvement:** Enhanced compatibility with WordPress Multisite. LinkCentral
   now works out of the box on multisite installations.
 * **Improvement:** Optimized the codebase and reduced plugin file size for faster
   performance.
 * **Improvement:** Removed the unused IP address column in the database to further
   improve user privacy.
 * Starting with this version, we are prioritizing stability and reliability for
   LinkCentral by moving to a lower-frequent release schedule.

#### 1.4.7

 * **New:** LinkCentral is now fully compatible with the WordPress REST API. See
   the [documentation](https://designforwp.com/docs/linkcentral/developers/rest-api/)
   for more information.
 * **Improvement:** We have improved the way unique clicks are measured to make 
   the data more accurate. This change is applied retroactively, so you may notice
   a slight increase in your unique clicks statistics.
 * **New:** Instantly migrate your links from ThirstyAffiliates or Pretty Links 
   to LinkCentral with one-click.
 * **New:** Added an option to reset plugin data in the settings.
 * **Improvement:** Added an ‘open in new tab’ setting for auto-linked keywords.
 * **Improvement:** Overall stability and UI improvements to the core plugin, importer
   tool, broken links checker, and more.
 * **Fix:** Resolved a “configuration error” that occurred during redirects in certain
   situations.

#### 1.4.6

 * **Improvement:** Added a ‘per page’ option on the links overview page.
 * **Improvement:** Link category taxonomy is now non-public.
 * **Fix:** Fixed an issue where the Configure links on the settings page weren’t
   expanded with certain themes (e.g. Voxel).
 * **Fix:** Fixed an issue where the sorting of links on the links overview page
   was incorrect.
 * **Fix:** Export/Import tool now supports nested categories.

#### 1.4.5

 * **New:** You can now generate QR codes for your short links. This feature can
   be enabled in the Settings page under the “Plugin” tab.
 * **Fix:** Fixed an issue where the operating systems insights would not load.
 * **Fix:** Fixed an issue with the broken links checker where certain characters
   were falsely reported as invalid.
 * **Fix:** Resolved an issue where keywords for auto-keyword linking were not being
   saved to the database in certain situations.

#### 1.4.4

 * **New (Premium):** Auto-keyword linking. Automatically insert links on your website
   based on specified keywords. You can enable this feature under “Settings > Plugin.”
   Please note: this feature is currently experimental.
 * **New:** You can now choose to have prefixes disabled by default for new links
   with a new optional setting on the settings page.
 * **New (Premium):** You can now search for categories on the Insights page to 
   easily view analytics for all links within a specific category.
 * **Improvement:** On the Insights page, when searching for a link or category,
   the Popular Links table now automatically highlights its position(s) in the ranking.
 * **Improvement:** Overall improvements to the Insights page, such as adding pagination
   to graphs, styling, and wording.
 * **Improvement:** The Insertion Modal now displays your 5 most recent links by
   default when adding a link to your content, making your workflow faster and easier.
 * **Fix:** Fixed an issue where the number of clicks were showing wrong under User
   Agents.
 * **Fix:** Fixed an edge case where some clicks were attributed to the wrong day
   due to timezone settings.
 * **Fix:** Fixed a PHP notice on the Insights page.
 * **Fix:** Fixed an issue where the Export tool was missing a link
 * **Change:** The Country Tracking setting is now located under the Tracking tab.
 * **Improvement:** Added database indexes to click data for better performance.

#### 1.4.3

 * **Improvement:** We have released a major update to the analytics dashboard with
   more data and an improved user interface.
 * **New:** Added an optional setting to make links case-sensitive.
 * **Improvement:** When navigating to a non-existent LinkCentral link, a native
   404 error page will be displayed (instead of a blank page).
 * **Fix:** Fixed an issue where Private links and Draft links could not be accessed.
 * **Fix:** Added proper endpoint protection for REST API routes (a major update
   to the REST API, including documentation, will follow at a later time).
 * **Improvement:** Small tweaks to the Import tool.

#### 1.4.2

 * **Improvement:** Added a search bar to the Links Overview page.

#### 1.4.1

 * **Improvement:** Finalized full multi-language support.
 * **New (Premium):** A new Dynamic Redirect variable has been added: redirect users
   based on the existence or value of a URL parameter.
 * **Improvement:** Overall code improvements.

#### 1.4.0

 * **New (Premium):** Automatically scan your website for broken links with the 
   Broken Links Checker. You can enable this under “Settings > Plugin”.
 * **New (Premium):** Quickly add UTM tags to your affiliate links with the UTM 
   Templates builder. You can enable this under “Settings > Plugin”.
 * **New (Premium):** Connect to a custom webhook and send data every time a link
   is clicked. You can enable this under “Settings > Plugin”.
 * **New (Premium):** A new Dynamic Redirect variable has been added: redirect users
   based on their logged-in status and/or user role.
 * **Fix:** Corrected an issue where parameters on both the slug and the destination
   URL were not correctly combined.
 * **Fix:** Fixed an _invalid click date_ MySQL error.

#### 1.3.6

 * **New:** Import links by uploading a CSV file. This makes it easy to import LinkCentral
   backups or migrate link data from plugins such as Thirstyaffiliates, Betterlinks,
   or Pretty Links.
 * **New (Premium):** Export your LinkCentral data for backup or migration.
 * **New:** It is now possible to disable the default URL prefix for a specific 
   link by clicking on the blue-marked prefix on a link’s edit page.
 * **Improvement:** Custom URLs are now capable of containing forward slashes (/).
 * **Improvement:** Destination URLs now support deeplinking (such as: mailto, tel,
   whatsapp).
 * **Fix:** The Insights page now correctly displays clicks on Private Links.
 * **Fix:** Security improvements.

#### 1.3.5

 * **New:** Perform simple A/B split testing with the new Total Clicks and Unique
   Clicks variable in LinkCentral Premium. This feature allows users to be redirected
   to different URLs based on the number of clicks on a link, facilitating split
   testing and rotation testing.
 * **Improvement:** Improved UX when trying to save a new link without providing
   a title
 * **Improvement:** Overall code enhancements for link redirections.
 * **Improvement:** Package updates.

#### 1.3.4

 * **Improvement:** Dynamic Redirect rules now have buttons to easily adjust their
   order.
 * **Improvement:** We’ve made some under-the-hood enhancements to improve the reliability
   of link redirects. These changes also lay the groundwork for new dynamic redirect
   features coming soon.
 * **Fix:** Small styling improvements.

#### 1.3.3

 * **Improvement:** Responsive styling has been improved making LinkCentral pages
   more accessible on mobile and tablet devices.
 * **Improvement:** Press Enter to publish new links immediately instead of saving
   as drafts.
 * **New:** Developers can extend LinkCentral’s functionality using WordPress hooks.
   For more information, see our [developer guide](https://designforwp.com/docs/linkcentral/tools-and-other/extend-linkcentral-with-hooks/).

#### 1.3.2

 * **Improvement:** WordPress 6.8 compatibility
 * **Improvement:** WP 6.8 introduces Speculative Loading. Filters have been added
   to exclude LinkCentral links, so that preloaded (but unclicked) links are not
   included in tracking data.
 * **Improvement:** The daterange picker on the Insights page has been improved.

#### 1.3.1

 * **New:** Role Management. Now you can easily define user roles for creating links,
   accessing analytics, and managing settings — all included in the free version.
 * **New:** Advanced Dynamic Redirects now supports a new cookie condition. Users
   can be redirected based on the existence or value of a cookie.
 * **Improvement:** While the Insights graphs are loading, an indicator is now shown.

#### 1.3.0

 * **Change:** Previously, when inserting a _synchronized_ link into your content,
   the link was inserted as an empty link with a data attribute containing the link
   ID. For efficiency, speed and increased compatibility with other plugins, it 
   will now be inserted as a unique link (`#linkcentral-sync-to-{id}`) instead (
   without a data attribute). This change is fully backwards compatible with existing
   links, so you don’t need to worry about anything.
 * **Improvement:** A few code packages are updated to the latest versions.
 * **Fix:** An undefined $pagenow variable error.

#### 1.2.6

 * **New:** A new Premium option to the Link Insights page shows data since the 
   first recorded click.
 * **Improvement:** On the Link Insights page, labels are now hidden when there 
   are more than 30 points to avoid clutter.

#### 1.2.5

 * **Improvement:** The CSS code is refactored and class-names are changed to avoid
   possible conflicts with other plugins.
 * **Improvement:** Clearer messaging when draft links are being accessed.

#### 1.2.4

 * **Improvement:** For increased clarity, we made a few tweaks to the explanations
   across the plugin on how to insert links into your content.
 * **Change:** In the settings, we have moved the ‘Default Insertion Type’ setting
   from the _Usage_ tab to a new _Plugin Behaviour_ tab.

#### 1.2.3

 * **Change:** We made a few tweaks and improvements to the code
 * **Change:** Library updates

#### 1.2.2

 * **Improvement:** Compatibility with WordPress 6.7
 * **Bug fix:** An issue where the geolocation database was not automtically downloaded
 * **Change:** We made a few improvements to the code

#### 1.2.1

 * **New:** Introducing our documentation: Get access to detailed guides via the
   _Documentation_ section in the dashboard to assist with setting up, integrating,
   and troubleshooting LinkCentral
 * **Change:** We have adjusted our Premium licensing system, making it easier to
   upgrade
 * **Improvement:** Enhanced link search field styling in Classic Editor for better
   clarity

#### 1.2.0

 * **New:** When inserting a link into your content, you now have the option to 
   choose the link type: synchronized, direct, or shortcode
 * **New:** Choose your default link insertion method under “Settings > Usage”
 * **New:** Quickly create a new link using the shortcut in the “WP Admin Bar > 
   New” menu
 * **New:** Improved styling of checkboxes on the Settings page for enhanced user-
   friendliness
 * **Bug fix:** After saving a new MaxMind license, it now directly downloads its
   geolocation database
 * **Bug fix:** Solved an issue where the URL Popover and styling was not shown 
   when Gutenberg was loaded within an iframe
 * **Change:** Updated PHP version

#### 1.1.0

 * **New:** Introducing Advanced Dynamic Redirects, a premium feature to create 
   powerful, context-aware redirects based on various variables such as date, time,
   user location, and device type
 * **New:** As part of Advanced Dynamic Redirects, we’ve introduced country-based
   user tracking. This feature integrates with two geolocation services: CloudFlare
   and MaxMind.
 * **Improvement:** We changed the Custom Post Type labels for more clarity
 * **Improvement:** Code optimisations

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.6.1**
 *  Last updated **5 dies ago**
 *  Active installations **300+**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
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