Customize the Settings

LinkCentral allows you to customize several settings, such as those for your short links, for how data is tracked, and more. Here’s a step-by-step guide that explains what each setting does.

General settings

Link Settings

Custom URL Prefix	This setting determines the base structure of your short links. By default, LinkCentral uses /go as the URL prefix. This means your short links will look like: https://yoursite.com/go/your-custom-slug You can change this prefix to anything you prefer by selecting another option from the list or selecting “Custom” and writing your custom slug*
Case-Sensitive Redirects	When enabled, link redirects will be case-sensitive. For example, /go/MyLink and /go/mylink will be treated as different links. Disabled by default.
Disable Prefix by Default	When creating new links, this setting determines whether the URL prefix is enabled or disabled by default. You can still toggle this for individual links on the link edit page.
Auto-add category to slug	This setting controls whether, when creating or editing a link, selecting a category on the edit page will automatically add the category as a prefix to the slug (e.g., ‘category’ + ‘link’ = ‘category/link’).

* Please keep the following in mind when changing the Custom URL Prefix:

• Avoid Conflicts: Ensure your chosen prefix doesn’t conflict with existing page or category slugs on your site.
• Length: Shorter prefixes and slugs are generally easier for users to remember and share.
• Consistency: Once you choose a prefix, it’s best to stick with it to maintain consistency.

Global Link Attributes

These settings are globally applied to your links. Each setting can be overridden for individual links.

Global Open in New Tab	When enabled, all links will open in a new tab by default. You can also limit settings to internal links, external links or specified domains.
Global No-Follow Attribute	When enabled, all links will have the rel="nofollow" attribute, telling search engines not to follow these links. You can also limit settings to internal links, external links or specified domains.
Global Sponsored Attribute	When enabled, all links will have the rel="sponsored" attribute, indicating that they are paid or sponsored links. You can also limit settings to internal links, external links or specified domains.
Global Other Attributes	Add custom rel attributes to be applied to links. Separate multiple attributes with spaces. Example: noreferrer noopener
Global Redirection Type	Choose the default redirection type for all links. You can choose between 307, 302 and 301.
Global Parameter Forwarding	When enabled, query parameters from the custom URL will be appended to the destination URL. Example: if you add ?utm_campaign=test to the end of your custom slug, the parameter will automatically be appended to the destination URL.
Global CSS Classes	Add custom CSS classes to be applied to the <a> tag of all link insertions. Separate multiple classes with spaces. Gutenberg Buttons are not supported because those CSS classes are difficult for LinkCentral to reliably adjust.

Please note: All links inserted using LinkCentral’s synchronized insertion methods (such as shortcodes or editor integrations) will automatically update to reflect the new global settings, unless overwritten individually. However, any links you manually copied and pasted into your content will continue to use the old settings. Manually inserted links should be updated by yourself to reflect your desired settings.

Tracking

Disable Reporting	When checked, no click data will be collected or stored and all further tracking settings below will be ignored.
Track User Agent	When checked, the user agent of the user will be recorded with each click. This information is used to display browser icons in the insights.
Track Unique Visitors	When enabled, a persistent 30-day cookie will be set to track unique visitors. This setting enables the Unique Click statistics on the Insights page. See here for more info.
Enable Google Analytics	When enabled, Google Analytics 4 data will be sent. See here for more info.
Excluded IP Addresses	A list of IP addresses that will be excluded from tracking, one unique IP address per line.
Excluded User Roles	Select user roles to exclude from tracking. If someone is signed in as a user with one of these roles, their clicks will not be recorded.
Exclude Bots	When checked, clicks from known bots will be filtered and not recorded.

Country Tracking

Country Tracking Service

Select the country tracking service to use for geo-tracking (Premium version).

Deletion

Delete Tracking Data on Link Deletion	If enabled, all associated click tracking data for a link will be permanently deleted when that link is deleted from the system.
Enable Data Expiry	If enabled, tracking data older than the specified number of days (90, 180 or 365 days) will be automatically deleted.

Roles

Role capabilities

Define who can view links, create & edit links, view analytics, and manage plugin settings.

By default, administrators have full access, editors have all permissions except managing plugin settings, and other roles have no permissions. This can be modified at all times.

Features

General

Enable QR Code Generation	Enable the ability to generate QR codes. This adds a button in the Tools section on the Add/Edit link page to generate QR codes for the short link. Read more.
Enable Dashboard Widget	Enables a widget on the WordPress Dashboard that displays click analytics for the past 24 hours and for an additional configurable time period. Read more.
Enable UTM Templates	Enable UTM Templates to quickly apply predefined UTM parameters to your links. This will show up on the link creation page next to the Destination URL field. Read more.
Enable Broken Links Checker	Enable the broken links checker to automatically detect broken destination URLs in your links. This feature runs daily and can send email notifications when broken links are found. Read more.
Enable Webhooks	Enable webhooks to send HTTP requests to external services when links are clicked.  Learn more.
Enable Auto-Keyword Linking	Enable this feature to automatically replace predefined keywords or phrases in your content with LinkCentral links. Learn more.
Custom Password Page Design	Enable this setting to configure the design of the password-protected link pages. Learn more.

Link in Bio

Link in Bio Pages

Choose whether the “Link Pages” functionality is enabled. This adds a new sidebar menu item called Link Pages. Learn more.

Plugin Data Reset

Reset all clicking data	This will delete all recorded click data. This action cannot be undone.
Reset ALL data	This will permanently delete all data: links, click data, and categories. This action cannot be undone. This option does not affect global plugin settings and is useful for a fresh start.

Notifications

Automated Insights Report

Schedule Insights reports to be emailed to your chosen recipients. Learn more.

Usage

Default Insertion Type

Choose the default link insertion method to be pre-selected when adding new links into your website. This is used when adding links using the Gutenberg and Visual Editor integrations.