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

by Design for WP · 400+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
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Limited data: LinkCentral - URL shortener, Affiliate Links & Custom Link Shortener with Link Tracking has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for LinkCentral - URL shortener, Affiliate Links & Custom Link Shortener with Link Tracking
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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.

Committers and their active periods
designforwp3 Nov 2026 to 3 Nov 2026, 1 commits

New committer designforwp made a first commit on 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
today
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for LinkCentral - URL shortener, Affiliate Links & Custom Link Shortener with Link Tracking
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20262

Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 19 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star19
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

400+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.8.4
AuthorDesign for WP
Added5 Oct 2024
Last updated3 Nov 2026
Active installs400+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
Categorynot stated
Tagscloaking, link tracking, url shortener, link shortener, affiliate links

Other plugins by this author: ScreenGlow Image Editor - Beautify, Mockup, Annotate, and Edit Images and Screenshots

Questions

Is LinkCentral - URL shortener, Affiliate Links & Custom Link Shortener with Link Tracking still maintained?

LinkCentral - URL shortener, Affiliate Links & Custom Link Shortener with Link Tracking was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Limited data.

Is LinkCentral - URL shortener, Affiliate Links & Custom Link Shortener with Link Tracking safe?

LinkCentral - URL shortener, Affiliate Links & Custom Link Shortener with Link Tracking has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Limited data.

Who owns LinkCentral - URL shortener, Affiliate Links & Custom Link Shortener with Link Tracking?

The wordpress.org author is Design for WP. Recent committers: designforwp. New committer designforwp made a first commit on 3 Nov 2026.

What can I use instead of LinkCentral - URL shortener, Affiliate Links & Custom Link Shortener with Link Tracking?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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