Best shorturl plugins for WordPress
The most popular shorturl plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Hum leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of Shorter Links (100+) and WP Pocket URLs (70+). All 14 plugins tagged “shorturl” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 shorturl plugins
- 1.
HumThe most installed shorturl plugin, with 500+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Shorter Links100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 3.
WP Pocket URLs70+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.0.
- 4.
Add Shortlink to Posts30+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 5.
Tiny URL10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 6.
Roots Hide WP10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 7.
Makhlas10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 8.
ShortURL10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 17 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.8.
- 9.
Shrikant Short LinksFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 10.
Short URL FEFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
All 14 plugins tagged “shorturl”
Hum
Down in the last 7 days:13#8,588by Will Norris1 month ago
Personal URL shortener for WordPress
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Shorter Links
Up in the last 7 days:195#14,723by 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
WP Pocket URLs
Up in the last 7 days:53#18,523by 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
Add Shortlink to Posts
Down in the last 7 days:27#24,037by 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
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
Roots Hide WP
#35,450by Josh Betz14 years ago
Ben Word originally meant to "hide" the fact that you're using WordPress. There are currently a few things missing from this plugin tha …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Makhlas
Down in the last 7 days:1,985#37,739by farmad9 years ago
Makhlas is the easiest way to replace the internally generated WordPress shortlinks.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ShortURL
#38,928by 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
Shrikant Short Links
Up in the last 7 days:5,802#62,077by Shri Kant Gaur3 months ago
Create branded short URLs, manage redirects, and track clicks directly inside 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