Comprehensive advanced functionality for link pages including expiration, redirects, analytics tracking, and YouTube integration.

Link Expiration System

Time-Based Link Management

Location: src/blocks/link-page-editor/components/tabs/TabAdvanced.js (editor UI)

Features:

• Schedule link activation/deactivation
• Automatic expiration handling via cron job
• Bulk expiration management
• Expiration notifications via Gutenberg block editor interface

Backend Implementation: inc/core/actions/link-expiration-cron.php

• Scheduled WordPress cron job runs daily
• Automatically deactivates expired links based on configured dates
• Can be manually triggered via action hook

Configuration Options

// Expiration settings stored in link page meta
$expiration_settings = [
    'link_expiration_enabled' => true,
    'link_expiration_date' => '2024-12-31 23:59:59',
    'link_expiration_action' => 'hide' // 'hide', 'redirect', 'message'
];

Redirect System

Temporary Redirects

Location: src/blocks/link-page-editor/components/tabs/TabAdvanced.js

Configuration via Gutenberg block editor for 302 redirects to external URLs. When enabled, a redirect target URL sends visitors to an external site instead of displaying the link page.

YouTube Integration

Inline Video Embedding

Location: src/blocks/link-page-editor/components/tabs/TabAdvanced.js (editor UI)

Configuration via Gutenberg block editor to enable YouTube video embedding with automatic detection. Public rendering handled by inc/link-pages/live/assets/js/link-page-youtube-embed.js.

Analytics Tracking

Analytics integration configured via Gutenberg block editor with support for:

• Google Tag Manager (GTM) tracking IDs
• Meta Pixel (Facebook) conversion tracking
• Custom event tracking via REST API endpoints
• Real-time click tracking via sendBeacon API
• Page view tracking with automatic daily aggregation

Subscription Settings

Email Collection Configuration

Location: src/blocks/link-page-editor/components/tabs/TabAdvanced.js

Configuration via Gutenberg block editor for:

• Subscription display modes (icon modal, inline form, button modal, disabled)
• Custom subscription messaging
• Button text customization
• Email collection via modal or inline forms

QR Code Generation

QR code generation is handled via REST API in the Gutenberg block editor with the QRCodeModal component.

Location: src/blocks/link-page-editor/components/shared/QRCodeModal.js

Features:

• High-resolution QR code output (1000px)
• REST API-powered generation via extrachill-api plugin
• PNG download functionality
• Modal interface in Gutenberg editor

Settings Data Structure

All advanced settings stored in link page metadata:

$advanced_settings = [
    // Expiration
    'link_expiration_enabled' => false,
    'link_expiration_date' => '',
    'link_expiration_action' => 'hide',
    
    // Redirect
    'redirect_enabled' => false,
    'redirect_target_url' => '',
    
    // YouTube
    'youtube_embed_enabled' => true,
    
    // Analytics
    'meta_pixel_id' => '',
    'google_tag_id' => '',
    'google_tag_manager_id' => '',
    
    // Subscription
    'subscribe_display_mode' => 'icon_modal',
    'subscribe_description' => ''
];

Settings Processing

Advanced settings processed through centralized data system:

// Settings loaded via ec_get_link_page_data()
$data = ec_get_link_page_data($artist_id, $link_page_id);
$settings = $data['settings'];

// Access individual settings
$expiration_enabled = $settings['link_expiration_enabled'];
$redirect_url = $settings['redirect_target_url'];
$youtube_enabled = $settings['youtube_embed_enabled'];