Introducing ThirstyAffiliates, a Link Cloaking WordPress Plugin

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Last week I did a review on PrettyLink Pro premium WordPress plugin for affiliate link cloaking. This week I want to introduce you to an alternative affiliate cloaking plugin by ThirstyAffiliates.

I first became aware of ThirstyAffiliates almost a year ago. That time I had plans to purchase this great plugin since several trusted bloggers and friends  recommend it to all their clients. But I was already using PrettyLink and wasn’t sure I wanted to make the switch.

ThirstyAffiliates

In the last few months, ThirstyAffiliates have made some major changes to the way they do business. Instead of purchasing the plugin at a premium, you can now download the core plugin for free from the WordPress Directory. 

The core plugin is a basic link cloaking plugin. It does everything you need to do. But if you want to track those affiliate links when they get clicked, you will have to pay for that.

But if all you want to do is cloak those links of yours then this any easy plugin to use for it. The interface is simple to use. Once you set up your affiliate groups (optional) all you have to do is add your affiliate links and short links and the plugin will then cloak your links for you.

Final Thoughts on ThirstyAffiliates

The core plugin is a great plugin, its simple to use and the code is built well. However, I am not sure about the premium extensions, in my opinion, those extensions are useful and several of them are needed to make this a powerful plugin that every affiliate marketer can use to their advantage. Just getting the few you might need could cost almost as much as purchasing PrettyLink Pro.

As a basic link cloaking plugin, it works great but PrettyLink LIte works great as well and does offer free hit tracking. If you do not plan on going premium, I would try out PrettyLInk Lite first. But if you want to go pro, take a look at the premium extensions for ThirstyAffiliates, they do offer more useful features than other plugins and these extensions are recommended by trusted bloggers.

Once I can get my hands on the premium extensions, I plan on reviewing those and give my opinions on them at some point.