Rethink vs ThirstyAffiliates
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| Feature | Rethink v1.2.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.0/5 Visit Details | ThirstyAffiliates v3.12.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | August 19, 2019 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Rethink · Rethink Pro ($) | ThirstyAffiliates · ThirstyAffiliates Pro ($) |
| Pros | Free review-style layout with six widget areas; Main menu with a mobile menu script; Customizer general and social icon settings | Short redirect URLs on your own domain for affiliate links; Editor button and shortcode for inserting links; Click reporting in the plugin's reports screen |
| Cons | 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 | Some features need the paid Pro licence; Redirects depend on rewrite rules and can 404 after permalink changes; ThirstyPay Stripe options add a second payment setup to manage |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 ($) | Affiliate links as a custom post type, Short redirect URLs on your own domain, Editor link picker, Shortcode to insert a link, Link click reports, ThirstyPay Stripe links ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe |
| Marketing | MailGet (formget.com) | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | www.formget.com, fonts.googleapis.com, code.jquery.com | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |