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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.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 link shortener plugins

  1. 1.
    BetterLinks

    The most installed link shortener plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 85 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  2. 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. 3.
    LinkCentral

    400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 19 reviews, updated 5 days ago.

  4. 4.
    WP Discord Invite

    400+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 7 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  5. 5.
    Linkt

    300+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  6. 6.
    PublishPress Shortlinks

    100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.

  7. 7.
    ShortLinks Pro

    100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  8. 8.
    WP Pocket URLs

    70+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.0.

  9. 9.
    Social Media Share Buttons and Link Shortener 4eq

    50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.

  10. 10.
    LinkGenius

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.

All 31 plugins tagged “link shortener”