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Best shorten plugins for WordPress

The most popular shorten plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. URL Shortener leads with 80+ active installs, ahead of Kael.me URL Shortener (10+) and Fast Link Shorten Plugin (10+). All 6 plugins tagged “shorten” 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 4 shorten plugins

  1. 1.
    URL Shortener

    The most installed shorten plugin, with 80+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.

  2. 2.
    Kael.me URL Shortener

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.

  3. 3.
    Fast Link Shorten Plugin

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 1.0.

  4. 4.
    Shorten Link Creator

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.

All 6 plugins tagged “shorten”