Best short URL plugins for WordPress
The most popular short URL plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Bitly URL Shortener leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of anyLink (100+) and URL Shortener (80+). All 39 plugins tagged “short url” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 short URL plugins
- 1.
Bitly URL ShortenerThe most installed short URL plugin, with 500+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.anyLink
100+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 3.URL Shortener
80+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
- 4.
WPC Product QR Code for WooCommerce40+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
URL Short tool by Shorterm30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.
Smol Links20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 7.Tiny URL
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 8.
Linkjet10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 9.Short URL Generator
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 17 years ago.
- 10.GentleSource Short URL
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
All 39 plugins tagged “short url”

Bitly URL Shortener
Down in the last 7 days:40#8,768by Codehaveli1 month ago
Bitly URL Shortener uses the functionality of Bitly API to generate Bitly short link without leaving your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
anyLink
Down in the last 7 days:117#16,503by SivaDu10 years ago
AnyLink is a Wordpress plugin which allow you to customise you external link like an internal one.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
URL Shortener
Down in the last 7 days:111#17,518by Gerald Yeo11 years ago
This plugin allows you to generate shortlinks for post/pages using URL Shorteners (e.g. Bit.ly, Su.pr, YOURLS, Goo.gl and many others).
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WPC Product QR Code for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:380#22,865by WPClever1 month ago
Generate advanced QR codes with logos and tracking for your WooCommerce products.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

URL Short tool by Shorterm
Up in the last 7 days:35#24,580by dimitrisevis9 months ago
Lightweight WordPress URL Shortener. Create custom slugs, cloak affiliate links & track clicks without slowing down your site.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Smol Links
Down in the last 7 days:390#26,384by The Markup4 months ago
Create and manage Shlink short links from WordPress
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- 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

Linkjet
#30,121by hafenstudios27 days ago
Link redirection & affiliate link management with click stats, QR codes, a 404 monitor, CSV/JSON backup and a full REST API.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Short URL Generator
Up in the last 7 days:9,312#35,853by jhm17 years ago
This plugin automatically generates a Short URL for your article. You can choose your favorite provider and get multiple options.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GentleSource Short URL
#36,223by gentlesource14 years ago
Automatically shortens the blog post URL.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Kael.me URL Shortener
#41,523by kaelzhang17 years ago
kael.me URL shortener let you create your own short url, just like http://yoursite/-abc, instead of using other short url services
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Lessn
#42,813by jayrobinson17 years ago
Use your self-hosted Lessn install to create short URLs for published posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ShortURL
Down in the last 7 days:7,799#45,883by Nikolay Kolev17 years ago
The ShortURL plugin provides short canonical permalinks to your posts and pages similarly to WordPress.com via its WP.me service.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Plink URL Shortener
Down in the last 7 days:10,908#46,899by persianlink9 years ago
Automatic wordpress link shortener, shortens posts, pages, categories, affiliate links, shorten external links or any URL via plink.ir
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Social QR Code Scan Me Anywhere
Down in the last 7 days:8,533#47,090by Patrick Chia14 years ago
Automatic generate Quick Response Code (QR) for your blog and allowed user quickly scan the QR code and find out more information about your website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP URLs Shortener + Social icons [Official]
Down in the last 7 days:2,121#47,331by M. Ali Saleem5 months ago
Automatic wordpress link shortner, shorterns posts, pages, categories, affiliate links, shorten external links or any URL via eeb.me
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(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
Hash Permalink
Up in the last 7 days:6,085#50,424by cavien2 months ago
Automatically generate random hash-based short permalinks for new posts.
- 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

HXSR
Up in the last 7 days:15,742#52,237by youheiokubo2 months ago
Code-First Smart Redirect Manager. Custom short links with scheduled redirects, QR codes, usage memos, and Markdown export.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Westroo Short URL Manager
#53,723by Westroo Digital1 month ago
A free community short URL manager for WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

NarixaSoft Short URLs
Down in the last 7 days:3,569#57,430by narixasoft1 month ago
Creates short URLs for posts and pages and redirects visitors to their public URLs.
- 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

Tiny1z Short URLs
Up in the last 7 days:4,124#63,257by Tiny1z1 year ago
Automatically generate and manage Tiny1z short URLs for posts, pages, and WooCommerce products. Modern, fast, and easy to use.
- 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

Cutzy URLs shortener
Down in the last 7 days:9,632#65,659by Adil4 years ago
Cutzy URL Shortener uses the functionality of Cutzy API to generate short links for your post, pages, or products without leaving your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
S.EE URL Shortener, Text & File Sharing
#66,383by sdotee8 months ago
Integrate S.EE URL shortener, text sharing, and file hosting into WordPress.
- 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

Short.bg URL Shortener
Down in the last 7 days:10,953#69,606by Kostov8 months ago
Shorten post URLs via Short.bg API directly from the WordPress editor.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

lihi Short URL
Down in the last 7 days:5,227#69,860by lihidev1 month ago
Adds lihi Short URL controls to create, copy, and edit short URLs for posts, pages, media, and public post types in the WordPress admin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
360 Orbit Shortlink Service
#70,881by Jörg Liwa21 days ago
Short, permanent links under /shortlinks/ that never change, while the target address can be replaced at any time.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/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

Conductor QR Generator
Down in the last 7 days:9,984#72,482by Conductor Digital11 months ago
Generate secure QR codes with short URLs for instant, forced file downloads with branding and admin statistics.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

PivotQR
Down in the last 7 days:2,812#73,158by foryou, inc.3 months ago
Create short URLs and matching QR codes whose destination you can change anytime. Keep the printed QR, pivot where it points.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day