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Best URL shortener plugins for WordPress

The most popular URL shortener plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. PrettyLinks leads with 200K+ active installs, ahead of BetterLinks (20K+) and URL Shortify (10K+). All 78 plugins tagged “url shortener” 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 10 URL shortener plugins

  1. 1.
    PrettyLinks

    The most installed URL shortener plugin, with 200K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 1,321 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    BetterLinks

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 85 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  3. 3.
    URL Shortify

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 169 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.

  4. 4.
    Lasso Lite

    4K+ active installs. Rated 3.1 from 47 reviews, updated 5 days ago.

  5. 5.
    Link Shortner

    700+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 11 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  6. 6.
    Hum

    500+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  7. 7.
    Bitly URL Shortener

    500+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  8. 8.
    LinkCentral

    400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 19 reviews, updated 5 days ago.

  9. 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. 10.
    ShortLinks Pro

    100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

All 78 plugins tagged “url shortener”