BetterLinks · Version history
BetterLinks changelog and version history
- Latest version
- 3.1.6
- Nov 1, 2026 (7 days ago)
- Releases
- 112
- since 2021
- In the last year
- 25
- about one every 15 days
- Tested up to
- WordPress 7.1.4
- PHP 7.4 or later
Releases each year
- 202125 releases
- 202214 releases
- 202319 releases
- 202425 releases
- 20258 releases
- 202621 releases
202621 releases
BetterLinks 3.1.6Latest
- Improvement: Optimized device detection to reduce load on regular page requests
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 3.1.5
- Improvement: Enhanced block editor experience
- Improvement: Improved MCP connector access control and connection health
- Improvement: Better redirect handling for cloaked links
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 3.1.4
- Improvement: Added compatibility alert and update notice
- Improvement: MCP connector now has more tools, asks for confirmation before destructive actions and uses a more secure connection
- Fixed: Redirect loops between short links
- Fixed: Instant Redirect not applying in the block editor after a refused save
- Security: Improved plugin security enhancements
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 3.1.3
- Fixed: MCP link tools now apply your link prefix and keep multi-segment slugs intact
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 3.1.2
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 3.1.1
- Security: Improved plugin security enhancements
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 3.1.0
- Added: MCP connector — connect Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code and manage your links in plain English
- Added: Built-in MCP server with 14 tools covering links, categories, tags, click analytics and settings, powered by a bundled WordPress Abilities API runtime
- Added: New BetterLinks → MCP screen with OAuth and copy-paste setup, connected app management, one-click revoke and a live connection test
- Improvement: MCP access is off by default, scoped to the administrator who approves it, and revocable at any time
- Fixed: Creating a link could add a junk category when the default category setting held an invalid or deleted value
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 3.0.1
- Fixed: Bulk status changes reset a link’s category to Uncategorized
- Fixed: Unique click counts were mismatched between links, or shown as 1
- Fixed: Link in Bio category showed no links after being enabled
- Fixed: Category and tag deletion reported success when nothing was deleted
- Fixed: Renaming a category or tag reported a failure even when it saved
- Fixed: Quick Setup stayed in the menu on sites that never ran the wizard
- Improvement: Compact list view now fits more than twice as many links on screen
- Improvement: Restricted the country lookup endpoint to authorised users
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 3.0.0
- Added: All-new interface with a refreshed, optimized design
- Improvement: Streamlined workflows with better performance and accessibility
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 2.4.13
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 2.4.12
- Improvement: Redesigned Import/Export with improved field mapping and support for complex imports.
- Improvement: Resolved Plugin Check (PCP) warnings and errors.
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 2.4.11
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 2.4.10
- Improvement: WPML support for Affiliate Link Disclosure Notice translations.
- Fixed: Missing ABSPATH protection issue causing PHP fatal errors on direct file access.
- Fixed: CSV import issue stripping % characters from target_url, causing broken redirects.
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 2.4.9
- Improvement: Added WPML-compatible translatable string support.
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 2.4.8
- Fixed: Resolved an issue where duplicating a BetterLinks URL caused the original Shortened URL to stop working
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 2.4.7
- Improvement: Improved Analytics table with dynamic column resize control
- Improvement: Added toast notifications for all status updates
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 2.4.6
BetterLinks 2.4.5
- Improvement: Added proper handling for root relative target URLs beginning with a forward slash (“/”)
- Fixed: Link management issue Gutenberg editor
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 2.4.4
- Fixed: Missing Prefix issue in default general settings
- Fixed: Duplicate short link data related issue
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 2.4.3
- Fixed: Migration error caused by a scalar value being treated as an array.
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 2.4.2
- Fixed: Share Task issue with Fluent Boards Link Management
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
20258 releases
BetterLinks 2.4.1
- Fixed: Missing geolocation script reference causing console errors
- Fixed: Database migration issue during plugin updates
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 2.4.0
- Improvement: Introduced Bulk Deletion option in Specific Clicks Analytics and Item-wise Analytics.
- Improvement: Introduced Multiple URL Slug Generation mechanism
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 2.3.4
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 2.3.3
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 2.3.2
- Improvement: Added “Refresh Stats” option on the Analytics page for Instant data updates.
- Improvement: Enhanced the “Reset” mechanism — it now supports date-wise resets with individual link data clearing.
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
BetterLinks 2.3.1
BetterLinks 2.3.0
BetterLinks 2.2.2
202425 releases
BetterLinks 2.2.1
BetterLinks 2.2.0
BetterLinks 2.1.12
BetterLinks 2.1.11
BetterLinks 2.1.10
BetterLinks 2.1.9
BetterLinks 2.1.8
BetterLinks 2.1.7
BetterLinks 2.1.6
BetterLinks 2.1.5
BetterLinks 2.1.4
BetterLinks 2.1.3
BetterLinks 2.1.2
BetterLinks 2.1.1
BetterLinks 2.1.0
BetterLinks 2.0.0
BetterLinks 1.9.2
BetterLinks 1.9.1
BetterLinks 1.9.0
BetterLinks 1.8.3
BetterLinks 1.8.2
BetterLinks 1.8.1
BetterLinks 1.8.0
BetterLinks 1.7.3
BetterLinks 1.7.2
202319 releases
BetterLinks 1.7.1
BetterLinks 1.7.0
BetterLinks 1.6.3
BetterLinks 1.6.2
BetterLinks 1.6.1
BetterLinks 1.6.0
BetterLinks 1.5.18
BetterLinks 1.5.17
BetterLinks 1.5.16
BetterLinks 1.5.15
BetterLinks 1.5.14
BetterLinks 1.5.13
BetterLinks 1.5.12
BetterLinks 1.5.11
BetterLinks 1.5.10
BetterLinks 1.5.9
BetterLinks 1.5.8
BetterLinks 1.5.7
BetterLinks 1.5.6
202214 releases
BetterLinks 1.5.5
BetterLinks 1.5.4
BetterLinks 1.5.3
BetterLinks 1.5.2
BetterLinks 1.5.1
BetterLinks 1.5.0
BetterLinks 1.4.1
BetterLinks 1.4.0
BetterLinks 1.3.4
BetterLinks 1.3.3
BetterLinks 1.3.2
BetterLinks 1.3.1
BetterLinks 1.3.0
BetterLinks 1.2.9
202125 releases
BetterLinks 1.2.8
BetterLinks 1.2.7
BetterLinks 1.2.6
BetterLinks 1.2.5
BetterLinks 1.2.4
BetterLinks 1.2.3
BetterLinks 1.2.2
BetterLinks 1.2.1
BetterLinks 1.2.0
BetterLinks 1.1.9
BetterLinks 1.1.8
BetterLinks 1.1.7
BetterLinks 1.1.6
BetterLinks 1.1.5
BetterLinks 1.1.4
BetterLinks 1.1.3
BetterLinks 1.1.2
BetterLinks 1.1.1
BetterLinks 1.1.0
BetterLinks 1.0.5
BetterLinks 1.0.4
BetterLinks 1.0.3
BetterLinks 1.0.2
BetterLinks 1.0.1
BetterLinks 1.0.0
Questions about BetterLinks’s releases
What is the latest version of BetterLinks?
3.1.6, released on Nov 1, 2026 (1 week ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.
How often is BetterLinks updated?
25 releases in the last year, about one every 15 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from February 2021.
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Start freeRelease dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in BetterLinks’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.