The WP All Import Link Cloaking Add-On by Soflyy is a specialized extension designed for affiliate marketers and site owners who need to manage large volumes of affiliate links during the data import process.
Its primary purpose is to automatically transform long, “ugly” affiliate URLs into clean, branded, and trackable links as they are being imported into WordPress.
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The add-on integrates directly into the WP All Import Pro workflow, appearing as a configuration option during the import setup.
Automatic Cloaking: It detects URLs in your CSV or XML file and converts them into cloaked links (e.g., yoursite.com/go/product) before saving them to the database.
WooCommerce Integration: It can specifically target the “External/Affiliate Product Buy URL” in WooCommerce, ensuring your store buttons use clean links.
Selective Cloaking: You can choose to cloak every link found in the content/excerpt or only specific fields.
Custom Prefixes: You can define a custom slug prefix for your links, such as /refer/, /go/, or /out/.
Helper Functions: For advanced users, it provides a PHP helper function [pmailc_cloak_aff_links({xpath/to/link[1]})] to manually cloak links within custom templates.
While it can function as a standalone redirect creator, it is best known for its deep integration with popular dedicated link management plugins:
ThirstyAffiliates: Links created during import can be managed and tracked through the ThirstyAffiliates dashboard.
Pretty Links: It can automatically generate branded redirects through Pretty Links during the bulk import process.
When you have the add-on active, you will typically see three main options in your import settings:
Do not cloak links: Keeps the raw URLs from your import file.
Cloak all links present during import: Scans the content and custom fields for any URLs and redirects them.
Only cloak WooCommerce External/Affiliate Product Buy URL: Targets only the primary affiliate link for WooCommerce products.
