SurfLink – Link Manager & Backup Restore

SurfLink replaces multiple plugins with one modular toolkit for managing links, redirects, backups, and security on your WordPress site.

Enable only the modules you need. Each module can be enabled or disabled independently.

Features

Link Shortener (Pro)
Create branded shortlinks on your own domain.
* Custom short URLs (yoursite.com/go/name)
* Generate QR codes for shortlinks
* 301, 302, 307 redirect support
* Group and categorize links
* CSV import/export

Auto Linker (Pro)
Automatically link keywords to URLs across your content.
* Define keyword-to-URL rules
* Scan posts, pages, WooCommerce products
* Set max links per post, word distance rules
* Soft Linker option: links inserted at page load, not stored in database, dry-run preview before applying.

Bulk Unlinker (Pro)
One click bulk link remover sitewide
* Unlink keywords on posts, pages, WooCommerce products
* Dry-run preview before applying

Broken Link Checker (Pro)
Find and fix broken links on your site.
* Scan posts, pages, terms, custom content
* Full list with link status codes

Search & Replace
Safely perform bulk find-and-replace operations on your database.
* Handles serialized data to prevent corruption
* Dry Run mode to test changes before applying
* History logs with before/after diff viewer
* Title Updater for posts, pages, and custom post types
* Bulk URL Updater: Update any links with one click sitewide.

Redirect Manager
Create and manage URL redirects.
* 301, 302, 307 redirects
* 404 error logging
* 410 Gone status for removed pages
* Auto 410 suggestion when a post is deleted (Pro)
* Import/export via CSV
* Advanced redirect rules with Regex, Wildcards (Pro)

Backup & Restore
Backup database, files, or both. Restore locally or to a different domain.
* Selective restore (database only, themes only, etc.)
* Cross-domain restore for migrations
* Scheduled automatic backups (Pro)
* Unlimited file size restore (Pro)

Login URL Hider (Security)
Protect your site from brute-force attacks.
* Change default wp-login.php to custom URL
* Auto-ban IPs after failed login attempts
* Failed login logging with IP unban option

Links Report (Pro)
Overview of all internal and external links on your site.

Module Manager
Enable or disable any module. Control background processes. Remove unused features from your admin.

Free Features

• Search & Replace with Dry Run and History Logs
• Title Updater
• Redirect Manager (301, 302, 307, 404 logs, 410 status)
• CSV import/export for redirects
• Manual Backup & Restore
• Cross-domain restore
• Login Hider with IP banning
• Module Manager

Pro Features

• Easy URL Updater
• Advanced Redirect Rules (Regex, Wildcards, Random post redirects)
• Link Shortener with QR codes
• Links Report
• Broken Link Checker
• Auto Linker
• Soft Linker
• Bulk Unlinker
• Group Tagging for shortlinks
• Scheduled automatic backups
• Unlimited file size restore

Compatible Plugins

You can use Surflink while keeping plugins with similar features like: PrettyLinks, BetterLinks, Redirection, Better Search Replace, UpdraftPlus, All-in-One WP Migration, Duplicator, BackWPup. Disable specific modules if conflicts occur. Specially if you have auto linking rules set up in Link Whisper, don’t set auto linking rule for same keyword in Surflink.