Best shortlink plugins for WordPress
The most popular shortlink plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Easy Affiliate Links leads with 6K+ active installs, ahead of Bitly's WordPress Plugin (1K+) and Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button (1K+). All 47 plugins tagged “shortlink” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 shortlink plugins
- 1.
Easy Affiliate LinksThe most installed shortlink plugin, with 6K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 34 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.Bitly's WordPress Plugin
1K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 23 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 4.Hum
500+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
YOURLS Link Creator500+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 13 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 6.Better YOURLS
200+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 12 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
- 7.short.io
100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 8.Remove Links and Scripts
100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 9.Shorter Links
100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 10.Return shortlink button
100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 5 months ago.
All 47 plugins tagged “shortlink”

Easy Affiliate Links
Down in the last 7 days:7#2,739by Brecht2 months ago
Easily manage and cloak all your affiliate links.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.2(34)
- Downloads
- 49/day
Bitly's WordPress Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:10#5,082by bitlydeveloper8 months ago
Create short links to your content with Bitly’s WordPress Plugin.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.2(23)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button
Down in the last 7 days:12#6,600by Thorsten Frommen3 years ago
This plugin brings back the Get Shortlink button, which is hidden by default since WordPress 4.4.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Hum
Down in the last 7 days:31#8,582by Will Norris1 month ago
Personal URL shortener for WordPress
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day

YOURLS Link Creator
Down in the last 7 days:36#9,114by Andrew Norcross10 years ago
Creates a custom short URL when saving posts. Requires your own YOURLS install.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.5(13)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Better YOURLS
Down in the last 7 days:33#11,731by Chris Wiegman7 years ago
Integrate your blog with YOURLS custom URL generator.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.9(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
short.io
Down in the last 7 days:186#13,303by gugu1 year ago
Use short.io generated shortlinks for all your WordPress posts and pages, including custom post types.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Remove Links and Scripts
Down in the last 7 days:37#14,276by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui8 years ago
Remove unwanted links and scripts from wordpress header.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Shorter Links
Up in the last 7 days:191#14,712by akrabat11 years ago
Override the default WordPress "shortlink" URL with one that has a custom text in it. You can also set a different base URL.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.8(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Return shortlink button
Up in the last 7 days:48#15,907by CheGevara295 months ago
Return "shortlink" button on edit page
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Shortlink & File URL Column
Down in the last 7 days:5#16,467by harman7910 years ago
Adds a shortlink column in post/page, taxonomy and media manage screens. Also retrieves inner post shortlink button as for WP earlier than 4.4.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Get Shortlinks
Up in the last 7 days:159#17,205by Kostas Vrouvas7 years ago
Get the classic "Get shortlink" from WordPress 3.7. Developed to make it easier for people at Mentor to get shorlinks and open sourcing it.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- 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

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
Reenable Shortlink Item In Admin Toolbar
Down in the last 7 days:117#21,418by Kristopher Lagraff12 years ago
This plugin will display the shortlink menu item in the admin toolbar.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Short Links
Down in the last 7 days:136#22,916by Robert Chapin12 years ago
Adjust the WordPress shortlinks format with an extra settings page.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Add Shortlink to Posts
Up in the last 7 days:208#24,158by Philip John12 years ago
Adds a link to the shortlink for each post below the content.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Email Me
#26,030by robertkay14 years ago
Creates an email link from the shortcode [emailme] that spam bots don't find. Has clever parameters for convenience...
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Shortlink Structure
Down in the last 7 days:3,553#40,631by Alex13 years ago
Change the default WordPress shortlink structure dynamically just like you can change your permalinks.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bit.ly Shortlinks Multisite (Uses OAuth 2 API)
Up in the last 7 days:5,346#41,977by Denis Lam13 years ago
This plugin replaces the default WordPress shortlinks with Bit.ly shortlinks for your single site or multisite WordPress network.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Shink monetization
#43,528by adsnet5 years ago
This is the official Shink plugin for Wordpress. It allows you to configure and use Full Page Script, Website Entry Script.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Shortlink Domain
Down in the last 7 days:6,683#43,918by Steve14 years ago
Customise the domain name used to generate shortlink URLs.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Yun
Up in the last 7 days:2,444#45,587by wpyun6 years ago
Use Yun generated short links for all your WordPress posts and pages, including custom post types.
- 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
Twitter Hashtag Blaster
Down in the last 7 days:2,495#46,783by zackproser12 years ago
Add Twitter hashtag buttons at the end of every post, for any hashtag you want. Sends shortlinks to your articles into Twitter!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bitly URL Generator
Down in the last 7 days:4,928#47,523by micahwave14 years ago
Automatically creates a bit.ly url for each of your posts when they get published.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
AutoShortLink
#48,257by prasadkirpekar7 years ago
Forget the hassle of creating shorte.st shortlinks manually. This Plugin do that for you.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Blaze Redirects
Up in the last 7 days:7,637#55,565by hasan movahed2 months ago
Fast 301/302 redirect manager with 404 monitor, link shortener, GeoIP, analytics and import from Redirection plugin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day

URL Shortener by Melk
Down in the last 7 days:3,628#56,081by Melksedeque Silva1 month ago
Create short URLs for your WordPress posts, pages, categories, tags, and custom post types automatically.
- 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

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
Shortlink Manager TMP
Up in the last 7 days:1,510#58,523by thaomarky2 years ago
Short Description: Converts website links into short URLs. Easy to configure, with tracking features.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

360 QR
#58,564by NET36020 days ago
Create and track dynamic QR codes in WordPress with editable destinations, scan statistics, six styles, center logos, and SVG/PNG downloads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

The 9 Dollar URLnip
Up in the last 7 days:4,901#64,655by The 9 Dollar Plugins1 month 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
Up in the last 7 days:2,046#65,834by fahdchouki2 months ago
Self hosted URL shortener with the shortest links possible, one click copy in the editor, click stats and a REST API. No third party services.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- 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

FARM QR Code Generator
Down in the last 7 days:15,810#70,627by yannishimself6 months ago
Generate scannable QR codes with short, branded redirects for any post, page, or WooCommerce product. Pure PHP, no APIs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
360 Orbit Shortlink Service
#70,881by Jörg Liwa20 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
Posts short link
#71,805by M-Jalali4 years ago
A plugin for creating short links to site content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easy Shortlink Toolkit
Down in the last 7 days:6,037#73,373by Prashil Pazare1 year ago
Adds a "Copy Shortlink" action link to the post list in the WordPress admin for all public post types.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
All In One Link Shortener
Down in the last 7 days:17,037#73,919by Shitalben Parmar1 month ago
Create shortlinks for WordPress posts/pages using Bitly, TinyURL, Rebrandly, or native WordPress permalinks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day