Adf.ly Content plugin documentation
Adf.ly is a free URL shortening service that pays you to share your links on the Internet! You get paid for every person that visits your shrinked URLs. Place your links on Facebook, Twitter, forums, personal websites and any social networking sites.Few weeks ago I’ve decided to do a little experiment online.
- Earn more than $4.00 / 1000 visitors to your links.
- Get tiny URLs, great for when text space is limited.
- All advertising is strictly family-safe with no popups.
- Frequent statistics with revenue breakdown.
- Many tools – Mass Shrinker, Easy Link, API
- Easy-to-reach $5.00 minimum payout.
- Commission Type: URL shortening
- Minimum Payment: $ 5
- Payment Frequency: Request
- Payment Method: Paypal,Alertpay
I - Get your free ADF.LY account and API key & uid
Then visit http://adf.ly/publisher/tools#tools-api to get:

API Key: cfea8b20afcad652f6608d1e88ed08b6
uid: 8726147
II - Free Plugin setup
- Get the free plugin from here- Install it using the regular Joomla installer at yoursite.com/administrator/index.php?option=com_installer

Select the archive file: plg_content_adfly.zip and press Upload & Install button.
You can now find the plugin listed in your Plugins manager.
Click the plugin title to enable it and edit its parameters.

1. Enable the plugin
2. Set your account's API Key and UID
3. You can leave Domain and Advert Types as they are.
EXCEPTIONS: You can define strings here (comma separated list). When found in a url, the plugin will ignore it and will not shorten it.
EXCLUDE COMPONENTS: You can set here a comma separated list of Joomla components for the plugin to be ignored
EXCLUDE VIEWS: You can set here a comma separated list of Joomla component views for the plugin to be ignored
III - Support
IV - Annexe
Other Joomla extensions that can have adf.ly easily integrated
- Kunena
- jDownloads
- PhocaGallery
- JVArcade
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