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M$10 September 03, 2009 02:18 AM

Free alternatives to Pretty Link Pro?

Pretty Link Pro is a pretty neat Wordpress plugin but it costs $97. Sorry no link to it but if you google it, you will see it is a redirection plugin with some extra stuff (a banner, twitter badge etc) thrown in. I know there are many redirection plugins available, but can anyone suggest a good free (as in speech, and beer) plugin that replicates all, or most of the features of Pretty Link Pro? If not, how about a list of plugins that could work together to accomplish the same thing?
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September 03, 2009 03:52 PM
So it's like a hodge podge of other various WordPress plugins about links. Here are some worth looking at:

Search RegEx -> http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search-regex/
Lets you search and replace across all of the content on your blog. You could use this to change links or make sure a specific word is always linked to one page etc.

Bird Feeder -> http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bird-feeder/
Does one thing and one thing only; it publishes a tweet when you publish a blog post. You can customize the message that goes out too!

Broken Link Checker -> http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/broken-link-checker/
Provides a tab so you can see all of the links on your site that are broken or lead to redirects. Could be handy for what you want to do.

Twitter ReTweet -> http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/twitter-retweet/
Twitter ReTweet provides a function that displays a ReTweet link which gives visitors the ability to ReTweet the current post; supports custom URLs (perfect for Google Analytics Campaign Tracking).

Short URL Plugin -> http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/short-url-plugin/
allows you to create shorter URL's and keeps track of how many times a link has been clicked. It's useful for managing downloads, keeping track of outbound links and for masking URL's.

And here is a tutorial on how to do A/B testing in WordPress using the Google Website Optimizer tool -> http://carsonified.com/blog/business/how-to-do-ab-testing-in-wordpress/

All of these are completely free! Is there anything else Pretty Link Pro does that I didn't include? It's hard to wade through all of the marketing copy.
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http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins



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September 03, 2009 02:52 AM
http://teachmewp.com/2009/09/02/cali-lewis-shame-on-you/

If this is your site. I see where you are coming from.

http://www.reallifepurpose.com/pretty-link-pro/

But it looks like this program is in a league of its own and new at the moment. So finding alternatives atleast for me was a dead end.

Also this person tells you how to use the free version. But I will keep digging around for a bit trying to find something for you. Hopefully these links help point you in a better direction.
http://www.reallifepurpose.com/free-pretty-link-cloaking-video/

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September 03, 2009 03:02 AM
Ok I found this that might be an add on that interests you but its a firefox addon maybe it will help.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/126

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September 03, 2009 03:11 AM
I don't know this might be something you want to check out too. http://www.shauninman.com/archive/2009/08/17/less_n

I would read through it though to make sure it is what you might need or use.

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September 03, 2009 03:51 AM
Yes that's mine. I agree it's a pretty slick plugin and while I disagree with the cost, what I really disagree with is the way she was promoting it. I am hoping to provide alternatives, instead of just complaining.

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September 03, 2009 04:12 AM
Your are right it is a pretty slick addon. Your also right that 97 dollars is way to high for an addon. So can't blame you for not wanting to use it. I sure wouldn't want too either and would be doing the same thing you are. Finding free alternatives. I hope that you get enough free alternatives together you make a site about them. I am still digging around a bit see if I can come up with some more stuff. So what do you think about the things I found so far? Helpful or am I way off base?

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September 03, 2009 04:52 PM
I personally did purchase the pro version and love it. I'm just wondering though, how much would you pay for something like this? I mean I understand the free beer, free speech thing but these plugin authors should make some money if they spend a lot of time on these things don't you think?

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September 03, 2009 02:05 PM
Yourls is great. It is free and can run as a stand-alone site or as a wordpress plugin. It has stats, is very lightweight and easy to set up. Short URL is another good option. It is also a free Wordpress plug-in similar to Pretty Link. I hope one of these fits your needs.
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http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/short-url-plugin/ and http://yourls.org


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September 03, 2009 02:25 PM
WordPress already has its own URL shortener - wp.me:

http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/shorten/

Looks like it works pretty well, and its free, as far as I can tell.

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