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Bitly's WordPress Plugin · Version history

Bitly's WordPress Plugin changelog and version history

Latest version
2.8.1
Mar 10, 2026 (8 months ago)
Releases
33
since 2010
In the last year
2
about one every 0 days
Tested up to
WordPress 6.7.11

Releases each year

  • 20106 releases
  • 20121 release
  • 201412 releases
  • 20161 release
  • 20186 releases
  • 20244 releases
  • 20251 release
  • 20262 releases

20262 releases

  1. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.8.1Latest

    • Version 2.8.1 release.

  2. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.8.0

    • Security Updates.
    • Fixes WordPress coding standards.

20251 release

  1. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.7.4

    • Fixed nonce verification on disconnected
    • Enforce capability check for authorized user operations
    • Escape all output to prevent XSS

20244 releases

  1. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.7.3.redo

  2. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.7.3

    • Security update.

  3. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.7.2

    • Security update.
    • Various additional minor fixes.

  4. Bitly's WordPress Plugin new_version_number

20186 releases

  1. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.5.2

    • Fixes various php warnings produced by assuming $post
    • Better response handling for wpbitly_get()

  2. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.5.0

    • Adds “Regenerate Shortlink” feature to pages and posts
    • Adds chart showing previous 7 days of activity

  3. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.4.3

    • Adds debugging to authorization process
    • Adds manual entry of the OAuth token in case automatic authorization fails

  4. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.4.2

  5. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.4.1

    • Backwards compatible with PHP 5.2.4
    • Updates styling on settings page
    • Updates wp_generate_shortlink()
    • Adds debug setting back

  6. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.4.0

    • Updated for use with WordPress 4.9.2 and current Bitly Oauth

20161 release

  1. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.3.2

    • Fixed a typo in wpbitly_shortlink

201412 releases

  1. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.3.1

  2. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.3.0

    • Trimmed excess bloat from wp_get_shortlink()
    • Tightened up error checking in wp_generate_shortlink()

  3. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.2.9

  4. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.2.8

  5. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.2.6

    • Fixed bug where shortlinks were generated for any post type regardless of setting
    • Added save_post back, further testing needed

  6. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.2.5

    • Added the ability to turn debugging on or off, to aid in tracking down issues
    • Updated to WordPress coding standards
    • Removed wpbitly_generate_shortlink() from save_post, as filtering pre_get_shortlink seems to be adequate
    • Temporarily removed admin bar shortlink button (sorry! it’s quirky)

  7. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.2.2

  8. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.2.1

  9. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.2

  10. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.1

  11. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2.0

    • Updated for WordPress 3.8.1
    • Updated Bitly API to V3

  12. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 1.0.1

    • Fixed bad settings page link in plugin row meta on Manage Plugins page

20121 release

  1. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 1.0

    • Updated for WordPress 3.5
    • Removed all support for legacy backwards compatibility
    • Updated Settings API implementation
    • Moved settings from custom settings page to Settings -> Writing
    • Enabled shortlink generation for scheduled (future) posts
    • Added I18n support.

20106 releases

  1. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 0.2.6

    • Added support for automatic generation of shortlinks when posts are viewed.

  2. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 0.2.5

    • Added support for WordPress 3.0 shortlink API
    • Added support for custom post types.

  3. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 0.2.4

  4. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 0.1.5

  5. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 0.1.4

  6. Bitly's WordPress Plugin 0.1.0

    • Initial release of WP Bitly

Questions about Bitly's WordPress Plugin’s releases

What is the latest version of Bitly's WordPress Plugin?

2.8.1, released on Mar 10, 2026 (7 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 6.7.11.

How often is Bitly's WordPress Plugin updated?

2 releases in the last year, about one every 0 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from April 2010.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Bitly's WordPress Plugin’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.