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Power your shortcodes.<\/h4>\n\n<p>Link Reactor is a WordPress plugin for managing links, creating shortcodes, and handling URL redirects. Create clean, trackable links, build custom shortcodes, and monitor clicks \u2014 all from one dashboard.<\/p>\n\n<h4>\u2728 Key Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Smart Redirects<\/strong> \u2014 301, 302, or 307 redirects with custom URL prefixes per link. Default prefix is \/go\/ \u2014 change it to \/ref\/, \/dl\/, \/out\/, or remove completely for short URLs like yoursite.com\/sale.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Affiliate Link Cloaking<\/strong> \u2014 Hide ugly affiliate URLs behind clean, branded links on your own domain. Perfect for Amazon, ClickBank, ShareASale, and any affiliate program.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Click Tracking<\/strong> \u2014 Every click is logged with timestamp, IP address, browser, and referrer data. 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