LinkLume Shortlink Rewards turns a WordPress site into a self-contained shortlink rewards platform. Registered users can complete administrator-configured shortlink campaigns, receive rewards after an administrator verifies completion, track balances in an internal ledger, invite referrals, and submit withdrawal requests.

The plugin is designed specifically for shortlink-based rewards. It does not require WooCommerce and does not add a timed faucet or PTC advertising system.

Main features

Standalone rewards platform with no WooCommerce dependency.
Shortlink campaign management with rewards, daily limits, cooldowns, priority, and enable/disable controls.
Configurable shortlink providers plus direct/custom shortlink templates.
Time-limited claim tokens, manual verification queue, and claim-status tracking.
Responsive member dashboard with balances, available shortlinks, recent activity, quick actions, wallet history, deposits, withdrawals, referrals, and profile access.
Internal wallet and transaction ledger with atomic balance changes and idempotency references on transactional database tables.
Withdrawal request workflow with configurable minimum amount, fees, enabled methods, and administrator review.
Deposit records and administrator-managed direct deposit/gateway configuration.
Up to three referral commission levels with configurable percentages.
User and referral administration.
Security-event records, account suspension controls, minimum account age, claim limits, and optional CAPTCHA protection using Cloudflare Turnstile or Google reCAPTCHA.
Reports for claims, rewards, referrals, deposits, and withdrawals.
CSV export tools for supported administrative records.
Editable Terms, Privacy Policy, structured FAQ manager, Contact form/page content, landing-page text, logo, and accent color.
Editable email templates for member-facing plugin messages.
Cron/system diagnostics, database health information, and administrative maintenance tools.
Free vs Pro comparison/upgrade screen while keeping the Free core installed when Pro is added.
Responsive plugin frontend and a dedicated WordPress administration interface.

How shortlink claims work

An administrator creates a shortlink campaign and selects a configured provider or a direct/custom URL template.
A logged-in user starts an available campaign.
The plugin creates a time-limited claim record and completion token.
For an API-based provider, WordPress makes a server-side request to the configured provider to create the short URL.
The user is redirected to the generated shortlink.
An eligible return from a configured shortener API can credit the member automatically when the same member is signed in and return-based credit is enabled. Other returns enter the administrator review queue. A return URL does not independently prove a paid provider visit.

Shortlink providers determine what happens on their own websites. Site administrators are responsible for choosing providers whose terms, advertising practices, privacy practices, and local-law requirements are appropriate for their site and users.

Security and CAPTCHA

Administrators can enable CAPTCHA protection and choose Cloudflare Turnstile or Google reCAPTCHA. Protection can be enabled independently for registration, login, withdrawal requests, and the contact form. Google reCAPTCHA v2 checkbox and v3 score modes are supported. Verification is performed server-side using the administrator-supplied site and secret keys.

CAPTCHA is optional. If it is enabled, the selected provider receives the challenge response and normal request information required to verify the challenge. Site owners should disclose the selected CAPTCHA provider in their privacy policy.

Member pages and site content

LinkLume creates and manages a dedicated member experience for the rewards workflow. Depending on site configuration, members can access the dashboard, shortlinks, wallet/transactions, deposits, withdrawals, referrals, profile, FAQ, contact and legal pages. Administrators can edit the public legal/support content and manage FAQs as individual question, answer, category and published-status entries.

The contact page uses a form rather than requiring the administrator to publish an email address directly. Administrators should configure their support details and test delivery on their own WordPress installation.

Free and Pro

LinkLume Shortlink Rewards is the required Free/core plugin. LinkLume Shortlink Rewards Pro is a separate commercial extension and does not replace the Free core. The Free plugin includes a Free vs Pro comparison/upgrade flow. Pro licensing, trials, checkout, entitlement and eligible Pro downloads/updates are handled through Freemius.

Installing the Free plugin does not by itself unlock Pro functionality. A valid Pro entitlement or trial is required for the commercial extension.

Payments and gateways

The plugin contains administration fields and workflow records for FaucetPay, Cwallet, NOWPayments, manual withdrawals, PayPal, Stripe, mobile money, Paystack, and administrator-managed/direct deposits. Availability of an automatic transaction depends on the API implementation and capabilities enabled by the applicable provider.

The Free edition records withdrawal and deposit workflows and supports administrator processing. Enabling a method does not imply that LinkLume can automatically transfer funds through that provider. Automatic payout adapters, payout queues, webhook reconciliation, and advanced gateway automation are provided by the separate LinkLume Shortlink Rewards Pro extension when a supported gateway is configured. The Free edition does not claim that enabling a payment-method label automatically sends funds.

External services

LinkLume Shortlink Rewards can communicate with third-party services only when a site administrator configures and uses those services. No shortlink provider is required for WordPress itself to activate the plugin.

When an API-based shortlink provider is configured, the plugin sends a server-side HTTP request to the API endpoint entered by the administrator. Depending on that provider’s configuration, the request can include:

The provider API key/token entered by the administrator.
The destination/completion URL needed to create the shortlink.
An optional alias when alias support is enabled.

The provider can receive the requesting site’s server information as part of a normal HTTP request. The plugin then reads the provider response to obtain the generated short URL.

The plugin does not control third-party services. Before enabling a provider, review that provider’s privacy policy and terms of service. Because LinkLume Shortlink Rewards supports administrator-defined provider endpoints, the exact third party and applicable terms depend on the service configured by the site administrator.

FaucetPay, Cwallet, and NOWPayments are third-party services and trademarks of their respective owners. LinkLume Shortlink Rewards is not affiliated with or endorsed by those services. If a site administrator enables one of these services, the administrator is responsible for reviewing and complying with that service’s current terms and privacy policy.

Official service policies:

FaucetPay terms and privacy: https://faucetpay.io/legal/
Cwallet terms: https://docs.cwallet.com/normative-documents/terms-of-service
Cwallet privacy: https://docs.cwallet.com/normative-documents
NOWPayments terms: https://nowpayments.io/doc/fd-tos.pdf?v=1.4.2
NOWPayments privacy: https://nowpayments.io/doc/fd-privacy-policy.pdf?v=1.2

For administrator-defined shortlink API endpoints, the administrator must identify the chosen provider in the site’s privacy disclosures and review that provider’s terms and privacy policy before enabling it.

Optional CAPTCHA services:

Cloudflare Turnstile challenge script and verification API are contacted only when Turnstile is configured and enabled by the site administrator.
Google reCAPTCHA challenge script and verification API are contacted only when reCAPTCHA is configured and enabled by the site administrator.

LinkLume also integrates the Freemius WordPress SDK for product account, upgrade, trial, licensing and commercial Pro-extension workflows. Freemius functionality is separate from shortlink claim processing. Administrators should review the Freemius privacy policy and terms before opting in or purchasing Pro.

Source code and build process

LinkLume Shortlink Rewards ships with human-readable, modifiable source code. The JavaScript loaded by WordPress is not minified or obfuscated and does not require npm, webpack, a transpiler, or another build tool.

Frontend JavaScript source: assets/js/front.js
Administration JavaScript source: assets/js/admin.js
Duplicate source-reference copies are also included in assets/js/src/ to make source discovery explicit during review.
Stylesheets are shipped as readable CSS in assets/css/.
There is no compilation or minification step required to regenerate the distributed JavaScript or CSS assets.

To modify an asset, edit the corresponding readable file directly. No third-party JavaScript library is bundled in these files.

Privacy

The plugin can store information needed to operate the rewards site, including WordPress user IDs, wallet balances, ledger entries, claim records, referral relationships, withdrawal/deposit records, payout destinations, security events, and administrative audit information.

Site owners should update their site’s privacy policy to describe the information they collect, the reason for collecting it, retention practices, third-party services they enable, and any rights that apply to their users.

LinkLume Shortlink Rewards does not itself create a WordPress.org account, cryptocurrency account, FaucetPay account, Cwallet account, or NOWPayments account for a user.

Important administrator responsibilities

This plugin provides software for operating a rewards workflow. The site owner is responsible for:

Configuring reward amounts and payout rules responsibly.
Funding and processing legitimate withdrawal obligations.
Reviewing shortlink providers before sending users to them.
Providing accurate Terms, Privacy Policy, contact information, and other required disclosures.
Complying with applicable tax, consumer, advertising, financial, cryptocurrency, age, privacy, and other laws or regulations in the jurisdictions where the site operates.
Securing API credentials and administrator accounts.

LinkLume Shortlink Rewards does not provide financial, tax, or legal advice.