Image Shorty

What Image Shorty is

Image Shorty is a WordPress plugin for managing affiliate URLs, tracking conversions, and supporting remarketing. It can shorten, cloak, rotate, and split test affiliate links, including URLs on a customer’s own domain. Geographic redirects, click limits, and expiration dates provide controls over how links are used. The plugin can automatically convert keywords in posts, pages, and comments into tracked affiliate links. For conversion attribution, it offers affiliate SubID tracking, pixel tracking, and a postback URL builder. Reports show traffic by country, city, and mobile device, conversion timelines, and traffic, revenue, cost, profit, and ROI information. Commission data can be imported from CSV files; the site says this works with major affiliate networks. Shorty monitors promoted destinations and sends email alerts when a link is down or invalid. Users can add retargeting codes and Facebook pixel codes to links. The plugin is for self-hosted WordPress blogs and cannot be used on WordPress.com sites. The maker says tracking data stays on the customer’s server and that there are no click or conversion limits. A free Shorty Lite version provides basic link shortening and reports.

Who it suits

Image Shorty suits affiliate marketers who run self-hosted WordPress sites and want link controls, conversion tracking, and performance reports in a plugin. Its server-side data storage may also suit publishers who want tracking data kept on their own server.

Limits

Shorty Lite includes basic link shortening and reports. Basic Standard costs $37 a year and covers one WordPress installation with 12 months of software updates; Basic Premium costs 67.00 USD once and covers one installation.

Getting started

1. Open https://www.shortywp.com/ to review the available plans.
2. For basic shortening and reports, download Shorty Lite from the WordPress dashboard.
3. Install the plugin on a self-hosted WordPress blog.
4. Choose a paid plan if you need its listed access and support terms.

Verdict

Choose Image Shorty if you run a self-hosted WordPress blog and need affiliate link management alongside tracking and reports. Look elsewhere if your site is on WordPress.com; the paid plans are also limited to one WordPress installation each.