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Free Backlinks & Guest Post Exchange – Consolety

Get free backlinks for your WordPress site: trade guest posts with Google-verified publishers. Earn points hosting, spend them publishing.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version5.0.9
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 5.8 · PHP 8.0
Directory statusactive
Last directory update24 Oct 20269d ago
Active installations40Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 8 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Free Backlinks & Guest Post Exchange – Consolety version 5.0.9 as active, updated 9d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

Free backlinks. Real websites. Zero budget.

Consolety is a free guest post and backlink exchange network built into WordPress. You earn backlinks the honest way: write a guest post, publish it on another verified site in the network, and keep the links in it – without paying the $70-450+ that guest post marketplaces charge per placement.

No money changes hands. Instead, the network runs on points:

  • Host a guest post on your site -> earn points
  • Spend those points to publish your own guest post (with your backlinks) on another site
  • You curate everything: you write your own content, you approve what appears on your site

Why the backlinks are actually worth something

Most “free backlink” schemes give you links from spam directories and link farms. Consolety only contains real websites, because every member must prove ownership through Google Search Console OAuth. Google confirms the domain is theirs, and the network shows real GSC traffic data (clicks, impressions) for every publisher.

Anonymous link farms cannot get in.

How It Works

  • Connect and verify – Install the plugin and link your Google Search Console. Google confirms you own the domain.
  • Browse the network – Discover verified publishers by niche, language, and real traffic. You can see the live network before you even connect.
  • Exchange content – Write guest posts in the built-in editor and submit them to sites you choose. Host posts from others to earn points.
  • Keep your backlinks – Published posts are regular WordPress articles on the host site. Daily link monitoring alerts you if a backlink disappears.

Features

  • Free backlinks through guest post exchange – no fees, no invoices, ever
  • Browse verified publishers with real GSC traffic data (clicks, impressions)
  • Filter by niche category, subcategory, language, and traffic tier
  • Built-in WYSIWYG editor with word count validation and link detection
  • Full editorial control: minimum word count, link limits, AI content policy, forbidden niches
  • Revision system with host feedback
  • Campaign marketplace for pre-written articles
  • Automated daily backlink monitoring with alerts
  • Points economy that keeps the exchange fair
  • XSS-safe content handling with DOMPurify sanitization

Points Economy

  • Welcome bonus: +30 points (Free) / +60 points (Pro)
  • Host a guest post: +15 points (Free) / +20 points (Pro)
  • Submit a guest post: -30 points
  • Daily bonus: +1 point (Free) / +2 points (Pro)
  • Connection request: -5 points deposit (Free), returned the moment the site accepts – open sites accept instantly / free (Pro)

Your welcome bonus covers your first guest post submission. Host one post and collect your daily bonus, and you are ready for the next one.

Free vs Pro

The Free plan is fully functional: browse, connect, host, publish, and build backlinks without paying anything.

99/month) is for site owners who want to scale link building: double daily points, +20 instead of +15 per hosted post, free connection requests, the campaign marketplace for distributing pre-written articles, priority placement in network discovery, and a doubled points cap. ai/pricing for details.

External Services

This plugin communicates with external services only after you explicitly connect your site.

  • Consolety Hub API ( app.consolety.ai ) – Network service for guest posts, connections, and points
  • Freemius ( freemius.com ) – Licensing and install analytics
  • Google OAuth ( accounts.google.com ) – Site verification via GSC

See the Privacy Policy section for data details.

Privacy Policy

This plugin connects to external services only after explicit user action.

Consolety Hub API (app.consolety.ai)

Powers the network: site registration, discovery, guest posts, points, campaigns, and link monitoring.

Data transmitted: site URL, WordPress/plugin version, GSC metrics (after OAuth), profile settings, guest post content, points transactions, connection requests.

When: on connection (requires OAuth), network actions, hourly heartbeat, daily link monitoring.

  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy

Freemius (freemius.com)

Handles licensing and install analytics.

Data transmitted: WordPress version, PHP version, site URL, install/plan/license IDs.

  • Freemius Privacy Policy

Google OAuth (accounts.google.com)

Site verification via GSC. The plugin never sees your Google password.

  • Google Privacy Policy

Link Monitoring

Daily read-only HTTP GET requests to published post URLs. No personal data transmitted. SSRF-protected.

Data Storage

  • EU-hosted servers, encrypted tokens, HTTPS only
  • Data export and deletion available on request
  • Uninstalling deletes all local data

Support

  • Website: consolety.ai
WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • free backlinks
  • guest posting
  • link building
  • seo
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.8 · PHP 8.0
Update activity24 Oct 20269d ago

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Recent tracked changes

Version5.0.85.0.9
WordPress compatibility6.9.77.1.3
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