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ThirstyAffiliates – Affiliate Links, Link Branding, Link Tracking & Marketing Plugin

v3.12.2

by Blair Williams · updated 10 days ago

🔗 Affiliate link management & cloaker tool. Easily manage, shrink and track your affiliate links in WordPress. 🔥

affiliate linksAmazon affiliateslink shortnerlink trackingredirects
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Rank
#923
Down7 vs yesterday
Active installs (est.)
≈ 37,000
30K+ reported · Medium
Total downloads
1.4M
1,410,223 all-time
Rating
4.6/5
251 reviews
Support resolved
100%
1 of 1 threads, last 2 months
Growing·Downloads +105.1% (30d)·Toward 40K+ · ETA ~3d

ThirstyAffiliates at a glance

ThirstyAffiliates is a WordPress plugin by Blair Williams with 30K+ active installs, the #923 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 569 times, 105% more than the month before. It’s rated 4.6 out of 5 from 251 reviews. Version 3.12.2 came out on Oct 29, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4. It leads the 5 plugins tagged “Amazon affiliates”. It was first released in 2013.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 30 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

16.7K downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
ThirstyAffiliates Compare series
Downloads over time: 19 days across 1 series.05KOct 10Oct 13Oct 16Oct 19Oct 22Oct 25Oct 28
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DateThirstyAffiliates
Oct 28, 20261,086
Oct 27, 2026274
Oct 26, 2026432
Oct 25, 2026350
Oct 24, 2026384
Oct 23, 2026499
Oct 22, 2026672
Oct 21, 2026816
Oct 20, 2026710
Oct 19, 2026638
Oct 18, 2026383
Oct 17, 2026399
Oct 16, 2026770
Oct 15, 20268,354
Oct 14, 2026491
Oct 13, 2026151
Oct 12, 2026132
Oct 11, 202695
Oct 10, 202678

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 36,643 · -0.7% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 13 days across 1 series.36.7K36.8K36.9KOct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 9, 202636,643
Nov 8, 202636,861
Nov 7, 202636,866
Nov 5, 202636,931
Nov 4, 202636,937
Nov 3, 202636,919
Nov 2, 202636,902
Nov 1, 202636,883
Oct 31, 202636,864
Oct 30, 202636,883
Oct 29, 202636,865
Oct 28, 202636,818
Oct 27, 202636,901

Rank over time

#923 · down 6 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 15 days across 1 series.#920Oct 16Oct 27Nov 1Nov 5Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026#923
Nov 8, 2026#916
Nov 7, 2026#916
Nov 6, 2026#916
Nov 5, 2026#916
Nov 4, 2026#916
Nov 3, 2026#916
Nov 2, 2026#917
Nov 1, 2026#917
Oct 31, 2026#917
Oct 30, 2026#917
Oct 29, 2026#918
Oct 28, 2026#917
Oct 27, 2026#917
Oct 16, 2026#917

Growth %

Average -0.05% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 12 days across 1 series.-0.5%0%0.5%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 3Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9
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DateGrowth
Nov 9, 2026-0.59%
Nov 8, 2026-0.01%
Nov 7, 2026-0.09%
Nov 5, 2026-0.02%
Nov 4, 2026+0.05%
Nov 3, 2026+0.05%
Nov 2, 2026+0.05%
Nov 1, 2026+0.05%
Oct 31, 2026-0.05%
Oct 30, 2026+0.05%
Oct 29, 2026+0.13%
Oct 28, 2026-0.23%

Active installs band

30K+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 15 days across 1 series.29K30K31KOct 16Oct 27Nov 1Nov 5Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 9, 202630K+
Nov 8, 202630K+
Nov 7, 202630K+
Nov 6, 202630K+
Nov 5, 202630K+
Nov 4, 202630K+
Nov 3, 202630K+
Nov 2, 202630K+
Nov 1, 202630K+
Oct 31, 202630K+
Oct 30, 202630K+
Oct 29, 202630K+
Oct 28, 202630K+
Oct 27, 202630K+
Oct 16, 202630K+

Search rankings

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. Rank #918 → #916
    • Released 3.12.2 (was 3.12.1)
  2. Rank #917 → #916
    • Tested up to 7.1.3 → 7.1.4

Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

  • v3.1262%
  • v3.1130%
  • v3.106.8%
  • Other1.3%

Rating trend

4.6★★★★★251 reviews · steady in the last 30 days

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
3.12.2
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
7.4
First released
Jul 15, 2013
Last updated
Oct 29, 2026
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about ThirstyAffiliates

How many websites use ThirstyAffiliates?

ThirstyAffiliates is active on 30K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #923 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has ThirstyAffiliates been downloaded?

1,410,223 times in total since 2013. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 569 times. See download stats

When was ThirstyAffiliates last updated?

Version 3.12.2 came out on Oct 29, 2026 (1 week ago). See every release

Is ThirstyAffiliates compatible with the latest WordPress?

Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.

Does ThirstyAffiliates have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 7 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep ThirstyAffiliates up to date. See its security record

Is ThirstyAffiliates still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 1 week ago. Its authors resolved 1 of the 1 support threads opened in the last two months.

What rating does ThirstyAffiliates have?

4.6 out of 5 from 251 reviews on WordPress.org. 86% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to ThirstyAffiliates?

The plugins most like ThirstyAffiliates, by the tags they share, are PrettyLinks (200K+), BetterLinks (20K+) and LinkCentral (400+). Compare all alternatives

Latest reviews

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Review stats

4.6

★★★★★

251 reviews

  • 5 stars: 217 reviews, 86%
  • 4 stars: 12 reviews, 5%
  • 3 stars: 2 reviews, 1%
  • 2 stars: 2 reviews, 1%
  • 1 stars: 18 reviews, 7%
Positive
91%4–5★
Mixed
1%3★
Critical
8%1–2★
  • About 18 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.7.
  • Each new 1★ review takes 10 five-star reviews to balance out.

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ThirstyAffiliates
Estimated installs≈ 37,000
Reported installs30K+
Rating4.6
Reviews251
Total downloads1.4M
AuthorBlair Williams
First releasedJul 15, 2013
Version3.12.2
Requires WP6.0
Requires PHP7.4
Last updatedOct 29, 2026

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