Image Shorty
Image Shorty is a WordPress plugin for managing affiliate links, tracking conversions and supporting remarketing.
What Image Shorty is
Image Shorty is a WordPress plugin for managing affiliate links, tracking conversions and supporting remarketing. It can shorten, cloak, rotate and split test URLs, including links using a customer’s own domain, and offers geographic redirects plus click limits and expiry dates. It can automatically turn keywords in posts, pages and comments into tracked affiliate links. SubID tracking, pixel tracking and a postback URL builder help record conversions. Reports include location and mobile traffic, conversion timelines, and traffic, revenue, cost, profit and ROI information. Users can import commission data from CSV files, and the maker says this works with major affiliate networks. Shorty monitors promoted destinations and emails alerts when a link is down or invalid. Retargeting and Facebook pixel codes can be added to links. The maker says tracking data stays on the customer’s server and that there are no click or conversion limits. Shorty works on self-hosted WordPress blogs, not WordPress.com. Shorty Lite is available free; Basic Standard costs $37 a year, and Basic Premium costs $67.00 USD once.
Good
- Shorty Lite offers free basic shortening and reports.
- Supports geographic redirects and link rotation.
- Reports include revenue, costs, profit and ROI.
- Alerts users when promoted links are invalid or down.
Watch out
- Cannot be used on WordPress.com sites.
- Basic Standard costs $37 a year.
- Basic Premium costs $67.00 USD once.
Who it suits
Image Shorty suits affiliate publishers using self-hosted WordPress sites who want link controls, tracking and reporting. It is not suitable for WordPress.com sites.
Verdict
Image Shorty combines affiliate URL controls, conversion tracking and performance reporting in a WordPress plugin. Confirm that your site is self-hosted WordPress before choosing it.
Plans and prices
From Image Shorty's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Standard | $37 a year | 1 WordPress installation · 12 month software updates · Standard helpdesk support · One Year Access |
| Basic Premium | $67, paid once | 1 WordPress installation · Lifetime software updates · Live Teamviewer, Skype and Hangouts support · Lifetime Access |
The facts
Each one read from Image Shorty's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Affiliate networks
- Users can import affiliate commission data from CSV files, and the site says the feature works with major affiliate networks.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Click limits
- The maker says Shorty has no click or conversion limits.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Compatibility limit
- Shorty works on self-hosted WordPress blogs and cannot be used on WordPress.com sites.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Conversion tracking
- It offers affiliate SubID tracking, pixel tracking and a postback URL builder for recording conversions.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Data storage
- The maker says tracking data is stored on the customer’s own server and describes this as complete data privacy and ownership.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Keyword links
- It can automatically turn keywords in posts, pages and comments into tracked affiliate links.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Link monitoring
- Shorty monitors promoted links and sends email alerts when a destination is down or invalid.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- Shorty is a WordPress plugin for affiliate link cloaking, tracking, conversion optimization and remarketing.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Redirects
- It supports geographic redirects and link click limits and expiration dates.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Refund policy
- The homepage advertises a 30-day money-back guarantee.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Reports include country, city and mobile traffic, conversion timelines, and traffic, revenue, cost, profit and ROI information.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Retargeting
- Users can add retargeting codes and Facebook pixel codes to links.checked 4 Oct 2026
- URL tools
- It shortens, cloaks, rotates and split tests affiliate URLs, including links using the customer’s own domain.checked 4 Oct 2026
Money
- Free version
- The maker says Shorty Lite can be downloaded from the WordPress dashboard and includes basic link shortening and reports.checked 4 Oct 2026
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