Changelog
Everything we ship, why we built it, and who asked for it. No corporate fluff — just real updates from a team that listens.
Public Status Page
Real-time system health monitoring with 90-day uptime heatmaps and incident postmortems.
You asked
"How do I know if OrcLink is down, or if it's just me?"
We shipped
- Public /status page with live component health
- 90-day uptime heatmaps per service (Redirects, Dashboard, API, Webhooks)
- Incident timeline with real-time updates
- Published postmortems after every resolved incident
Inspired by every Bitly outage thread on Twitter
No Gotchas Pricing
4-tier pricing with no feature paywalls. Revenue tracking, geo-routing, and A/B testing on every plan including Free.
You asked
"Why do I have to pay $50/mo just to see which links actually make money?"
We shipped
- All core features on every plan — no paywalls
- Scale tier ($249/mo) for agencies with 500K clicks
- Annual billing with 2 months free
- Grandfather Promise: price goes up? You keep your rate for 12 months
- Free Forever Guarantee: links on Free never expire, never show ads
23 users who left Bitly over surprise invoices
Affiliate Autopilot
End-to-end affiliate management with auto-payouts, white-labeled portal, and tax form collection.
You asked
"I spend 4 hours every month manually paying affiliates in PayPal. Can you automate this?"
We shipped
- Auto-payouts via PayPal/Wise when commission threshold is reached
- White-labeled affiliate portal — no separate login needed
- Built-in W-9/W-8BEN/1099 tax form collection and upload
- Revenue attribution: affiliates see actual Shopify revenue, not just clicks
- Payout history with method/status tracking
31 users on our roadmap — the #1 requested affiliate feature
Transparency Ledger
Public, permanent record of every pricing change, policy, and promise we make.
You asked
"How do I know you won't just raise prices on me next quarter?"
We shipped
- Public /transparency page with pricing changelog
- Grandfathering policy: 12-month rate protection
- No-overage-billing promise documented permanently
- Usage alerts at 50%, 75%, 90% of plan limits
- Usage bar on dashboard showing real-time consumption
Everyone who got burned by a SaaS bait-and-switch
Revenue Proof Dashboard
Revenue-first metrics that show dollars, not vanity click counts.
You asked
"I want to know when a link crosses $1K."
We shipped
- Revenue-first dashboard: Revenue → Revenue/Click → Clicks → CVR
- Hunting status indicator (Hunting → Pod Spotted → Breaching)
- Confetti celebrations when links cross $100/$500/$1K thresholds
- Achievement badges on links (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
- Real 7-day trend calculations across all metrics
47 users on our roadmap
Link Insurance
Your links never die. Fallback URLs, enhanced exports, and migration tools.
You asked
"What happens to my links if I cancel? What if a slug 404s?"
We shipped
- Immortal links: links created on any plan never expire, even after downgrade
- Fallback URLs: 404 slugs redirect to your chosen page instead of a dead end
- Enhanced CSV export with revenue, domain, and conversion data
- Migration assistant: import from Bitly, Rebrandly, Short.io, or generic CSV
The entire r/dropshipping subreddit after Bitly's link expiration debacle
OrcLink Launch
Smart links for Shopify dropshippers that track revenue, not just clicks.
You asked
"Why can't my link shortener tell me how much money I'm actually making?"
We shipped
- Revenue attribution via Shopify integration
- Geo-routing and A/B testing on every plan
- Bio pages with revenue tracking
- OrcLink Pixel for visitor intent detection
- Affiliate tracking with commission management
- Custom domains with DNS verification
Coming Soon
On the roadmapThese are the most-requested features from our users. Vote counts are real.
Slack & Discord Alerts
Get notified in your team channel when a link crosses a revenue milestone or an affiliate hits their payout threshold.
Revenue Forecasting
AI-powered predictions for link revenue based on historical click-to-purchase patterns.
WooCommerce & BigCommerce Integrations
Revenue attribution for non-Shopify stores. Same revenue-first dashboard, different platform.
Affiliate Leaderboards
Public or private leaderboards to gamify affiliate performance and drive competition.
We build what you ask for.
Every feature on this page started as a user request. Have an idea? Tell us and we'll add it to the roadmap.