=== Pretty Link Lite ===
Contributors: supercleanse
Donate link: http://prettylinkpro.com
Tags: links, link, url, urls, affiliate, affiliates, pretty, marketing, redirect, forward, plugin, twitter, tweet, rewrite, shorturl, hoplink, hop, shortlink, short, shorten, click, clicks, track, tracking, tiny, tinyurl, budurl, shrinking, domain, shrink, mask, masking, cloak, cloaking, slug, slugs, admin, administration, stats, statistics, stat, statistic, email, ajax, javascript, ui, csv, download, page, post, pages, posts, shortcode, seo, automation, widget, widgets, dashboard
Requires at least: 3.9
Tested up to: 4.6
Stable tag: 1.7.2

Shrink, beautify, track, manage and share any URL on or off of your WordPress website. Create links that look how you want using your own domain name!

== Description ==

= Pretty Link Pro =

[Upgrade to Pretty Link Pro](http://prettylinkpro.com "Upgrade to Pretty Link Pro")

*Pretty Link Pro* is a **significant upgrade** to *Pretty Link Lite* that adds many tools and redirection types that will allow you to create pretty links automatically, cloak links, auto-tweet links, replace keywords thoughout your blog with pretty links and much more.  You can learn more about *Pretty Link Pro* here:

[About](http://prettylinkpro.com/about "About") | [Features](http://prettylinkpro.com/features "Features") | [Pricing](http://prettylinkpro.com/pricing "Pricing")

= Pretty Link Lite =

Pretty Link enables you to shorten links using your own domain name (as opposed to using tinyurl.com, bit.ly, or any other link shrinking service)! In addition to creating clean links, Pretty Link tracks each hit on your URL and provides a full, detailed report of where the hit came from, the browser, os and host. Pretty Link is a killer plugin for people who want to clean up their affiliate links, track clicks from emails, their links on Twitter to come from their own domain, or generally increase the reach of their website by spreading these links on forums or comments on other blogs.

= Link Examples =

This is a link setup using Pretty Link that redirects to the Pretty Link Homepage where you can find more info about this Plugin:

http://blairwilliams.com/pl

Here's a named Pretty Link (I used the slug 'aweber') that does a 307 redirect to my affiliate link for aweber.com:

http://blairwilliams.com/aweber

Here's a link that Pretty Link generated a random slug for (similar to what bit.ly or tinyurl would do):

http://blairwilliams.com/w7a

= Features =

* Gives you the ability to create clean, simple URLs on your website that redirect to any other URL (allows for 301 and 307 redirects only)
* Generates random 3-4 character slugs for your URL or allows you to name a custom slug for your URL
* Tracks the Number of Hits per link
* Tracks the Number of Unique Hits per link
* Provides a reporting interface where you can see a configurable chart of clicks per day. This report can be filtered by the specific link clicked, date range, and/or unique clicks.
* View click details including ip address, remote host, browser (including browser version), operating system, and referring site
* Download hit details in CSV format
* Intuitive Javascript / AJAX Admin User Interface
* Pass custom parameters to your scripts through pretty link and still have full tracking ability
* Exclude IP Addresses from Stats
* Enables you to send your Pretty Links via Email directly from your WordPress admin
* Select Temporary (307) or Permanent (301) redirection for your Pretty Links
* Cookie based system for tracking visitor activity across hits
* Organize Links into Groups
* Create nofollow/noindex links
* Turn tracking on / off on each link
* Pretty Link Bookmarklet

== Installation ==

1. Upload 'pretty-link.zip' to the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory

2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

3. Make sure you have changed your permalink Common Settings in Settings -> Permalinks away from "Default" to something else. I prefer using custom and then "/%year%/%month%/%postname%/" for the simplest possible URL slugs with the best performance.

== Changelog ==

= 1.7.2 =
* Fixed available security exploits - recommended all users update to 1.7.2 as soon as possible. Thanks to Stephen Sandison for bringing this to our attention!

= 1.7.1 =
* Fixed slug already taken issue
* Fixed http banner issue
* Fixed compatibility with PHP 7+ issue

= 1.6.9 =
* Fixed deprecated get_currentuserinfo() call

= 1.6.8 =
* Small security fix

= 1.6.7 =
* A fix to remove url encoding from target urls

= 1.6.6 =
* Two security fixes

= 1.6.5 =
* Fixed bug with some reports not showing
* Fixed twitter auto-posting issue
* Fixed scheduled posts not auto tweeting
* Upgraded code to work with PHP 5.4+
* Other minor bug fixes and code improvements

= 1.6.4 =
* i18n enhancements
* Small fix to auto tweeting in pro
* Fixed small IP address issue in hits
* Added help text
* Fixed small Google Analytics issue in pro
* Fixed issue with meta refresh / javascript redirect in pro
* Added titles to keywords in pro
* Added redirect header hooks in pro
* Security Fixes

= 1.6.3 =
* Security Fixes
* Removed Open Flash Charts in favor of Google Charts
* Fixed some javascript conflicts

= 1.6.2 =
* Additional Fixes

= 1.6.1 =
* Security Fixes
* Fixed some issues with Pretty Link running in WordPress Multisite
* Altered the way Keyword Replacements can be disabled on individual pages in Pro
* Fixed an issue with import feature in Pro
* Fixed an issue causing "ghost" update messages in Pro
* Updated browscap file for more accurate click tracking
* Fixed an issue that interfered with Pretty Link's option saving for some users

= 1.6.0 =
* *Fix* Fixed some potential security vulnerabilities

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.6.7 =
* A fix to remove url encoding from target urls. Everyone needs to upgrade asap.

= 1.6.6 =
* Two security fixes. Everyone should upgrade.

= 1.6.4 =
* This adds some security fixes. Everyone should upgrade.

= 1.6.3 =
* This adds some security fixes. Everyone should upgrade.

= 1.6.2 =
* Some additional fixes. Everyone should upgrade.

= 1.6.1 =
* This adds some security fixes. Everyone should upgrade.

= 1.6.0 =
* This adds some security fixes. Everyone should upgrade.

