Shortcode & PHP Methods

When you want to monetize one specific link instead of letting the Blog JavaScript convert everything, WP Safelink gives you a shortcode and a matching PHP method. Both turn a single target URL into a safelink on demand — perfect for hand-picking which download buttons inside a WordPress post route through your monetized countdown page.

The [wpsafelink] shortcode

The shortcode takes a target URL and returns a safelink URL. Wrap it inside an anchor tag’s href so the visible link text stays exactly how you want it:

<a href="[wpsafelink=https://www.example.com/file.zip]">Download Here</a>

You can use it anywhere WordPress runs shortcodes — the post editor, widgets that support shortcodes, or page builders. When the page renders, WordPress replaces the shortcode with a fully formed safelink, so the visitor goes through your countdown page on click.

The PHP method

If you are editing a theme template, a page-template file, or a custom block where shortcodes are not parsed automatically, call do_shortcode() in PHP to produce the same safelink:

<?php echo do_shortcode('[wpsafelink=https://www.example.com/file.zip]'); ?>

Drop this inside a download button in your template and it outputs the safelink URL just like the shortcode does in the editor.

When to use which

Shortcode & PHP vs. the Blog JavaScript

These manual methods and the automatic Blog JavaScript all produce the same encrypted safelink — they just differ in how much you do by hand:

• Shortcode / PHP: precise, one link at a time. Best when only some links should be monetized.
• Blog JavaScript: automatic and site-wide. Best when most of your download links should be converted — see Include / Exclude Rules to control which ones.