Affiliate Links
Healthy: maintained, last release 1 Jul 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 85 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Affiliate Links still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 1 Jul 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 1 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Affiliate Links, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer wecantrack since Oct 2024. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Affiliate Links removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Affiliate Links safe?
- 3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.2.0). Not on the exploited list. 10 Apr 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Affiliate Links update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 3.3.0. No one-star spike after it. 1 Jul 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| custom4web | 3 Aug 2018 to 21 Oct 2024, 27 commits |
|---|---|
| wecantrack | 23 Oct 2024 to 1 Jul 2026, 8 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 4 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 4
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 1 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 10 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (3 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 3.2.0).
Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2025 | Affiliate Links Lite <= 3.1.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting | 6.1 | <= 3.1.0 | 3.2.0 | 79 |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Affiliate Links: WordPress Plugin for Link Cloaking and Link Management <= 3.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Import/Export and PHP Object Injection | 8.1 | <= 3.0.1 | 3.1.0 | Patched before disclosure |
| 14 Apr 2023 | Affiliate Links Lite <= 2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode | 6.4 | <= 2.6 | 2.7 | n/a |
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 35 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 59 |
| 18 May 2026 | 58 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,068 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 343 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 150 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 160 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 94 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,005 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 431 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 257 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 210 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 154 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 142 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 107 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 130 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 118 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 104 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 113 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 143 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 281 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 250 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 282 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 142 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 200 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 178 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 32 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 40% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 3.3.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | wecantrack |
| Added | 8 Jan 2016 |
| Last updated | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Active installs | 3,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | E-commerce & Shopping |
| Tags | cloaking, pretty links, link redirects, affiliate link manager, affiliate link masking |
Other plugins by this author: Affiliate Sales in Google Analytics and other tools
Questions
Is Affiliate Links still maintained?
Yes. Last release 1 Jul 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Affiliate Links, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer wecantrack since Oct 2024.
Was Affiliate Links removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Affiliate Links safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.2.0). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Affiliate Links update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.3.0. No one-star spike after it.