About this plugin
“I keep writing posts, but traffic never grows” — this plugin is a no-ad-budget way for WordPress sites to gain visitors.
NEXT+ is a mutual referral platform where websites, apps, and local shops introduce customers to each other. It is operated by us, the authors of this plugin. When you place the banner with this plugin:
- Your readers see nearby deals from other participating sites and shops
- Every time the banner is tapped, your site earns referral points
- Your points determine how often your own site is recommended on other participating sites, bringing you new visitors
Unlike SEO or social media, there are no rankings or followers to grow first. Your site becomes part of the referral network the day you install the banner.
Note: the NEXT+ referral network currently connects websites in Japan, so the deals shown in the banner are Japanese. The plugin interface itself is in English and ships with a Japanese translation; translations into other languages are welcome.
Features
- Just place it: choose from the [nextplus_banner] shortcode, a block, or automatic insertion after each post
- No performance impact: the banner is lazy-loaded with a fixed height, so it causes no layout shift (CLS)
- SEO-safe: the banner is delivered inside an iframe, so search engines do not treat it as link exchange
- Always up to date: banner design improvements are delivered server-side, with no plugin update needed
- Measurable: see impressions, clicks, and referrals in the NEXT+ analytics dashboard
How to start
- Sign up for NEXT+ and enter your site’s information
- In NEXT+, open Banners, click “Embed in your site or app” on your banner, and copy the URL from the green box at the top (“For WordPress users, this URL is all you need”). You do not need the iframe code
- Paste it in this plugin’s settings page (Settings > NEXT+ Banner) and save
The plugin itself is free. The NEXT+ service is free forever for the first 150 registered businesses as long as the banner stays installed; registrations after that are planned to be on a paid plan (JPY 3,980 per month, tax included). No credit card is required to sign up.
See the Pricing section below.
External Services
link), which is operated by the plugin authors, to display the banner.
- What is loaded: the banner (an iframe) corresponding to the installation token you save in the settings page is loaded from nextplus.link
- What is sent: when the banner is displayed or clicked, the visitor’s browser sends the same information as any normal web request (IP address, User-Agent, etc.) to the NEXT+ server. The plugin itself does not send any personal data stored in your WordPress site
- Terms of service: https://www.nextplus.link/terms
- Privacy policy: https://www.nextplus.link/privacy
A NEXT+ account is required to display the banner. NEXT+ is a paid service with a free tier: the first 150 registered businesses use the basic features free forever while the banner stays installed, and registrations after that are planned to be charged JPY 3,980 per month (tax included) through the NEXT+ website. The plugin never processes payments and does not change its behavior based on your plan.