BL External Links Button

Shopify affiliate programs app by BACKLIP·Add external link buttons. Create custom affiliate links for Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, and more.

Snapshot

5.00(19 reviews)#39of 225 inAffiliate programs

Ongoing.AI tracks BL External Links Button daily — category rank, keyword positions in App Store search, install footprint, listing changes, and reviewer sentiment — back to when we first observed the listing.

CategoriesAffiliate programsBadges and icons

Rating

5.00

19 reviews

Pricing

From $2/mo

freemium

Built for Shopify

Yes

Years live

1

launched Oct 17, 2024

Last updated

Jun 30, 2026

Shopify listing

Recent activity

Review trajectory.

Daily review count and rating drift. The blue line is cumulative review count; the dashed amber overlay is the rating on the right axis. Boring is good — sudden swings stand out against an otherwise stable curve.

New reviews

7-day Δ

+0

28-day Δ

+0

Rating change

7-day Δ

+0.00

28-day Δ

+0.10

#19#19#19#18#185.003.752.501.250.00May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 26Total reviewsRating (0–5)
BL External Links Button added 0 reviews over the last 28 days, rating moved +0.10.

Category rank over time

Where BL External Links Button sits day-by-day in Affiliate programs.

Position across the Affiliate programs page, snapshot daily. Lower is better — the Y axis is inverted so the strongest ranks sit at the top of the chart. Open the full Affiliate programs leaderboard →

#15#19#22#26#29May 28Jun 5Jun 14Jun 23Jul 2BL External Links Button · #20IGF ‑ Influencer Gift Form · #19AfterShip Referral & Affiliate · #21
Best position observed: #16. BL External Links Button slipped 3 positions over the window. Greyed lines: the apps sitting immediately around it on the latest snapshot.

Catalog position

Where BL External Links Button sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Affiliate programs category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Affiliate programs

#39

of 225 active apps

Review count percentile

83th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

79th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

1

since 2024

Listing change cadence

What BL External Links Button has changed lately.

Every pricing tweak, tagline refresh, and Shopify-side listing ping. Captured from Ongoing.AI’s per-scrape diff log — the cadence and the content of changes, in one strip.

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Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-29 → 2026-06-30

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 30

2026-06-27 → 2026-06-29

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 28

2026-06-25 → 2026-06-27

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

5.00(19 reviews)
  • 100%positive38
  • 0%neutral0
  • 0%negative0

Top themes

    What merchants praise

    “Works wonderfully. I've used this before on Shopify but needed hep from support. If you have any problems then contact them.”
    Robs Books · 5★

    Plans

    BL External Links Button pricing tiers.

    Free for partners

    Free

    • Free for all partner development stores
    • Test the app on dev stores before launch

    Annual

    $2.41/month

    • Save 39% (Billed $29/year)
    • Create fixed or per-product links
    • Add multiple links per product
    • Fully customizable options
    • Direct to affiliate pages easily

    Monthly

    $3.99/month

    • Create fixed or per-product links
    • Add multiple links per product
    • Fully customizable options
    • Direct to affiliate pages easily

    Capabilities

    What BL External Links Button can do.

    The 24 capabilities BL External Links Button lists across each of its 2 categories, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

    Affiliate programs

    Referral management

    4
    • Affiliate links
    • Bulk link generation
    • Collection links
    • Discounts

    Affiliate experience

    1
    • Custom links and discounts

    Badges and icons

    Icon types

    5
    • Custom
    • Payment
    • Product features
    • Sale banners
    • Social media

    Customization

    9
    • Backgrounds
    • Borders
    • Colors
    • Custom text
    • Fonts
    • Styling
    • Size
    • File upload
    • Mobile responsive

    Icon position

    5
    • Manual position
    • Auto-position
    • Custom pages
    • Collection pages
    • Product pages

    FAQ

    BL External Links Button — frequently asked questions.

    What is BL External Links Button on Shopify?
    BL External Links Button is a Shopify app in the Affiliate programs category. Elevate your store by replacing your Add to Cart button with customizable external link buttons. These buttons allow you to guide customers to affiliate pages with enticing options like Buy on AliExpress or Buy on Amazon. Perfect for boosting your affiliate marketing strategy, these external links can be displayed on any page of your site. Seamlessly integrate with leading affiliate networks, including Rakuten, Avantlink, and LinkShare, as well as popular marketplaces like eBay and AliExpress. It averages 5.00 out of 5 across 19 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
    How much does BL External Links Button cost?
    BL External Links Button offers a free plan and 2 paid plans starting at $2/month and going up to $3.99/month. The free plan includes Free for all partner development stores and Test the app on dev stores before launch. The paid plans unlock advanced features beyond what's available on the free tier.
    Is BL External Links Button free?
    Yes — BL External Links Button offers a free plan alongside paid options. The free plan includes Free for all partner development stores and Test the app on dev stores before launch. Paid plans start at $2/month for advanced features.
    When was BL External Links Button launched?
    BL External Links Button launched on October 17, 2024 — over 1 year on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 19 merchant reviews.
    Is BL External Links Button Built for Shopify?
    Yes — BL External Links Button carries Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. This certification is awarded to apps that meet Shopify's published standards for performance, ease of use, and merchant value, and is reviewed by the Shopify team rather than self-declared by the developer.
    What are the best BL External Links Button alternatives?
    Merchants commonly compare BL External Links Button with UpPromote Affiliate Marketing, DECO Product Labels & Badges, Avada Boost Sales Trust Badges, and Referral Candy & Affiliate. Each alternative covers a similar use case but differs on pricing model, integration depth, and the specific themes merchants praise in reviews — see the alternatives section above for a side-by-side.

    Alternatives

    Apps merchants pick instead.

    UpPromote

    UpPromote Affiliate Marketing

    4.90★3,499

    PieLab

    DECO Product Labels & Badges

    5.00★1,490

    Known for: bug

    AOV.ai Store Design

    Avada Boost Sales Trust Badges

    5.00★1,478

    ReferralCandy

    Referral Candy & Affiliate

    4.90★1,449

    Known for: customer-support

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    Methodology

    Where the numbers come from.

    Ratings, review counts, pricing tiers, “Built for Shopify”, launch date, and category memberships come from the live Shopify App Store listing — refreshed daily by Ongoing.AI’s crawler. The review-count trajectory is the diff between today’s snapshot and snapshots from 7 and 28 days ago. Topic counts and sentiment come from the review corpus, topic-tagged with Claude. Install footprint is observed via Ongoing.AI’s tech-detection pass against actively-tracked Shopify storefronts. Catalog position is computed at snapshot time against every active app sharing the primary category. Snapshot generated .

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