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Why you should name and categorize your affiliate links?
Why do you need to name your affiliate link? Naming your affiliate link allows you to easily recognized what that affiliate link is for and helps you find it again later. Why would you need to categorize affiliate links? Categories are best to help identify what your affiliate is really about. It assists you easily… >
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What are the system requirements for ThirstyAffiliates?
The system requirements for running ThirstyAffiliates are very minimal: WordPress 6.0 or greater PHP 7.4 or greater MySQL 8.0 or greater >
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How do I install ThirstyAffiliates?
There are two options to install ThirstyAffiliates: Dashboard Install Login to your WordPress installation Go to Plugins->Add New Search for “ThirstyAffiliates” Click Install and once installed click Activate Manual Install Download the archive from WordPress.org here Unarchive the plugin on your computer Use an FTP program to upload the plugin to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory of your… >
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What is this “link prefix” stuff in the settings?
Check out this (slightly old, but still relevant) video that will explain link prefixes in ThirstyAffiliates: >
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How do I create a link in ThirstyAffiliates?
Creating an affiliate link in ThirstyAffiliates is very simple. Just goto ThirstyAffiliates->Add New and fill in at least two things: The name of the affiliate link (for your reference later) The destination URL (where the link should go when clicked on) That is the minimum required. You can then use that link by clicking on… >
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Why do my URLs show the destination URL when clicked?
Showing the end destination URL after clicking on one of your cloaked affiliate links is expected behaviour with our plugin. Our cloaking method is actually a 301/302 redirect which means you get fully redirected to the destination. The reason we don’t support masking (eg. showing the site but with your cloaked URL in the address… >
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How to Download & Install ThirstyAffiliates Pro
HOW TO DOWNLOAD THIRSTYAFFILIATES PRO ThirstyAffiliates Pro also requires the ThirstyAffiliates base plugin be installed and activated as well. You can find the base plugin at https://wordpress.org/plugins/thirstyaffiliates/. Once you purchase the ThirstyAffiliates Pro version, download the plugin’s .zip file from your Account page. Clicking the Download button below will direct you to your account page… >
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Help, my links aren’t redirecting! It just brings up a 404 error.
This is a common issue usually caused by another plugin or theme not flushing redirect rules correctly after setting up another custom post type. To resolve the problem follow these steps: Deactivate ThirstyAffiliates, don’t worry your links are safely stored in the database. Reactivate ThirstyAffiliates Visit the Settings->Permalinks page and click save. Go back to… >
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What exactly is a cloaked URL?
Cloaked URL is a local redirect that sends the user to the destination URL but allows you to share a shorter more friendly URL with your readers. What is the difference between Masked URL and Cloaked URL? Masked URL is hiding the URL completely, often using javascript to mask the URL in the browser. This… >
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URLs Require Adjusting When Coming From Another Plugin Like Pretty Links
Due to the way some plugins work (such as Pretty Link, but not exclusively restricted to them) when people are transitioning to ThirstyAffiliates they run into issues with the URLs requiring a Link Prefix. Our plugin was built to avoid the URL clashing problems that are commonly seen with Pretty Link and other similar plugins.… >
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