Best link shortener plugins for WordPress
The most popular link shortener plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. BetterLinks leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Linker (2K+) and LinkCentral (400+). All 31 plugins tagged “link shortener” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 link shortener plugins
- 1.
BetterLinksThe most installed link shortener plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 85 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.Linker
2K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 14 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.LinkCentral
400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 19 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 4.
WP Discord Invite400+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 7 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
Linkt300+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 6.
PublishPress Shortlinks100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
ShortLinks Pro100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 8.
WP Pocket URLs70+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.0.
- 9.
Social Media Share Buttons and Link Shortener 4eq50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
- 10.
LinkGenius10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
All 31 plugins tagged “link shortener”

BetterLinks
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,300by WPDeveloper8 days ago
Shorten, cloak, redirect & track every link in WordPress. Branded short URLs, click analytics, affiliate links & MCP access for AI assistants.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.8(85)
- Downloads
- 416/day
Linker
Down in the last 7 days:10#4,975by Elementor1 year ago
Track Outbound Link Clicks Easily: Shorten & track your site links by using your own domain name. e.g. "your-domain.com/go/link"
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.3(14)
- Downloads
- 17/day
LinkCentral
Up in the last 7 days:4#9,376by Design for WP5 days ago
The easiest URL shortener, short links manager, and link tracking plugin. Fast and optimised for better redirects, affiliate links and click tracking.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(19)
- Downloads
- 36/day

WP Discord Invite
Down in the last 7 days:20#9,634by Sarvesh M Rao8 months ago
Create memorable Discord invite links (yoursite.com/discord) with tracking, webhooks, and social previews.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.6(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Linkt
Down in the last 7 days:55#10,589by Kaira1 year ago
Simplify your affiliate link management and tracking with Linkt, the ultimate WordPress plugin for creating, categorizing, and analyzing your website …
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

PublishPress Shortlinks
Down in the last 7 days:1,559#13,762by PublishPress1 month ago
The best link manager for WordPress. Your links are brandable, trackable, and can have custom view permissions.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

ShortLinks Pro
Up in the last 7 days:204#15,170by Ruben Garcia10 days ago
Shorten, track, manage and share any URL using your own domain name!
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 15/day

WP Pocket URLs
Up in the last 7 days:26#18,556by CodeRevolution10 months ago
WP Pocket URLs gives you the ability to automatically or manually shorten any external link from your website and keep track clicks on each link.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Social Media Share Buttons and Link Shortener 4eq
Down in the last 7 days:69#20,132by saeedmoh0316 years ago
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- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

LinkGenius
#30,828by allaffiliates2 months ago
Affiliate link manager plugin to cloak, brand, disclose, track, replace and organize affiliate links with SEO-friendly redirects and tools.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

RoidNet URL Shortener and Link Tracker
Down in the last 7 days:1,989#33,321by RoidNet8 days ago
A lightweight URL shortener, link tracker, and dynamic WhatsApp chat link generator with click tracking statistics.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Adf.ly page monetarization
Up in the last 7 days:6,237#39,485by carli211 years ago
This plugin monetarizes your blog or website with adf.ly.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Polr WordPress Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:2,062#41,570by Egoitz Gonzalez6 years ago
Polr is a quick, modern, and open-source link shortener. This plugin allows you to use Polr service in Wordpress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bitt Link Shortener
Down in the last 7 days:3,074#45,296by Seerox3 years ago
WP Simple Plugin Get free link shortener plugin for your wordpress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

URL Shortener by Shortez.
Up in the last 7 days:12,963#50,662by shortentlinks8 years ago
What is Shortez?
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

CleanLinks
#52,298by Mehul Gohil2 months ago
Create branded short links, manage redirects, cloak affiliate URLs, and export links via CSV – all from your WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP ShrtFly Integration
#53,493by Vincenzo1 month ago
Earn from the links on your site: ShrtFly turns them into short links that show an ad before the destination. No code needed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Plugnova Link Shortener & QR
#55,863by plugnova26 days ago
Self-hosted link shortener with automatic QR codes, click analytics, bio-link pages and a REST API. Your domain, your database, no third party.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Labur WordPress Plugin
Up in the last 7 days:9,101#55,958by Egoitz Gonzalez6 years ago
labur is a quick, modern, and open-source link shortener for basque community. This plugin allows you to use labur service in Wordpress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Nimble Links
#56,249by mattdaneshvar5 months ago
Generate short links and QR codes for your posts and pages via Nimble Links.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Toolszu Link Shortener
Down in the last 7 days:1,114#57,352by Toolszu5 days ago
Create branded short links on biopage.link or myzu.link for your posts and pages, with click counts and WordPress shortlink support.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Silvercover Link Shortener
Down in the last 7 days:7,425#57,575by Hamed Takmil3 months ago
A lightweight WordPress plugin creates branded short links on your domain, tracks clicks, and provides reports.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

URL Shortener by ShortUrlsEZ.
Up in the last 7 days:12,082#58,894by shorturlsez7 years ago
What is ShortUrlsEZ?
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Shorty Link Manager
Up in the last 7 days:5,664#59,293by theveloper6 months ago
Find, manage, and shorten outgoing links in WordPress. Scan posts and pages for external links and process them in bulk.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Short Links for M8C
#61,976by m093660236958 months ago
Create short links from WordPress using the M8C link shortener service (m8c.ir). Not affiliated with M8C; for use with the M8C API.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

The 9 Dollar URLnip
Up in the last 7 days:4,901#64,655by The 9 Dollar Plugins2 months ago
Create clean shortlinks right inside your WordPress admin. Lightweight, no database bloat, and everything lives under your own domain.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

url Shortener 4eq
Up in the last 7 days:3,467#65,271by saeedmoh0316 years ago
url Shortener 4eq is a quick, modern, and open-source link shortener. This plugin allows you to use 4eq service in WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 1/day

ClipLink
Down in the last 7 days:5,407#71,184by indgeek1 year ago
ClipLink allows you to create simple, customizable short links like /go/example to redirect users.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 2/day
Shorten with iShort
Down in the last 7 days:5,244#72,375by redrum0x2 months ago
Shorten URLs directly from the WordPress editor using iShort.su — the fast, reliable URL shortening service.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

HopWise
#73,631by gowpspark29 days ago
Create, cloak and track branded short links on your own domain, with full control over redirect type, rel attributes and URL parameter forwarding.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

useClick
Down in the last 7 days:8,962#73,885by useclick26 days ago
Link shortener for WordPress: short links for posts and any URL, click tracking in wp-admin and cookie-free website analytics.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day