AffiliateWP - Affiliate Area Tabs vs Rethink
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| Feature | AffiliateWP - Affiliate Area Tabs v1.4.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details | Rethink v1.2.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3,000+ | 100+ |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | August 19, 2019 |
| Editions | AffiliateWP - Affiliate Area Tabs | Rethink · Rethink Pro ($) |
| Pros | Adds custom tabs to the affiliate area without code; Tabs can be reordered from the AffiliateWP settings; Uses the standard AffiliateWP settings screen | Free review-style layout with six widget areas; Main menu with a mobile menu script; Customizer general and social icon settings |
| Cons | Requires the AffiliateWP core plugin; Tab content is limited to pages on the same site | Rating and affiliate-link fields in the marketing copy are not in the free code; Admin newsletter prompt sends the admin email to a third party when accepted |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Custom tabs in the affiliate area, Tab order set in the admin tab row, Settings tab inside AffiliateWP, Filter to add tabs from other add-ons | Review-style post and home layout with thumbnails, Six widget areas, Main menu location, Superfish drop-down menu and mobile menu scripts, General settings in the Customizer, Social icon settings in the Customizer, Custom background, Pro upgrade and demo links on the Themes admin page ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | — | MailGet (formget.com) |
| Plugins | AffiliateWP | — |
| Other | — | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 5.2 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | www.formget.com, fonts.googleapis.com, code.jquery.com |