Best short link plugins for WordPress
The most popular short link plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Pocket URLs leads with 70+ active installs, ahead of Orbisius Simple Shortlink (50+) and WP Simple Redirect (30+). All 14 plugins tagged “short link” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 short link plugins
- 1.
WP Pocket URLsThe most installed short link plugin, with 70+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.0.
- 2.
Orbisius Simple Shortlink50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 3.
WP Simple Redirect30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 4.
Tiny URL10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 5.
rng-shrotlink10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
- 6.
Edel Go RedirectsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
Short Links and TrafficFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 8.
URL Shortener by Shortez.Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 9.
Silvercover Link ShortenerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 10.
URL Shortener by ShortUrlsEZ.Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
All 14 plugins tagged “short link”
WP Pocket URLs
Up in the last 7 days:26#18,556by CodeRevolution9 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
Orbisius Simple Shortlink
Down in the last 7 days:29#21,149by Svetoslav Marinov9 years ago
Allows you to redirect to page, post or any other custom post type.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Simple Redirect
Up in the last 7 days:307#23,157by Arevico10 years ago
Create short links and redirect in your WordPress dashboard, both simple links as well as regular expression matching.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tiny URL
#29,181by Prasanna SP13 years ago
Show a Tiny URL for all of your blog posts and optionally for pages
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
rng-shrotlink
Down in the last 7 days:3,981#46,726by Abolfazl Sabagh7 years ago
rng-shortlink creates a short link for posts and any post types you want and shows reports from clicking count in the admin panel.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Edel Go Redirects
#49,820by Edel Hearts / Yabe1 month ago
Create short links like /go/slug that redirect to any URL, and count how many times each link is used.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Short Links and Traffic
Up in the last 7 days:15,518#50,084by klickonit9 years ago
Easily readable and speakable memorable short links controlled from within your WordPress dashboard using your domain name.
- 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
Silvercover Link Shortener
Down in the last 7 days:7,425#57,575by Hamed Takmil2 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
ARN Smart URL Manager
Up in the last 7 days:1,106#59,334by arnsmarttoday
Manage, optimize, and track your links — all in one powerful URL management system for WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 12/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
Short URL FE
Down in the last 7 days:10,610#69,275by José María Ferri Azorín4 years ago
Show a Short URL for all of your blog posts and optionally for pages
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day