Robert Chapin

<p>As of WordPress 3.0, most of this plugin’s original features have been incorporated into WordPress itself.  WordPress adds shortlinks to most pages by default.  This plugin simply adds a settings page where you can easily make some minor adjustments.</p>
<p>WordPress shortlinks are useful for micro-blogging, by using your own domain instead of a 3rd-party short URL service.</p>
<p>The URLs are automatically added to the HTTP and HTML headers of each post, page, attachment, and category.</p>
<p>A template tag enables you to display a human-readable link in addition to the automatically generated headers.  Use of human-readable links is highly encouraged, because Google is known to favor them and rank them higher than some longer URLs.  This has the effect of boosting the rank of URLs that were deemed “too long” by Google’s standards.  Also, in many mobile web browsers, the easiest way for a visitor to find a short link is by seeing it somewhere on the page.</p>
<p>The template tag idea can be extended further with CSS code for print media, which could ensure that each article’s short link URL is printed along with the article.  This will make it much easier for the user to return to the article after reading a hard copy.</p>
<h3>Theme</h3>
<p>Current documentation should be found at <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/the_shortlink" rel="nofollow ugc">Function Reference/the shortlink</a></p>
<p>Here is a basic reference for the template functions provided by Simple Short Links.  WordPress 3.0+ users, see also wp-includes/link-template.php for more details about the_shortlink().</p>
<pre><code>/**
 * Template Tag for Displaying the Short Link
 *
 * Must be called from inside "The Loop"
 *
 * Call like <?php the_shortlink(__('Shortlinkage FTW')); ?>
 *
 * @since 1.1
 * @param string $text Optional The link text or HTML to be displayed.  Defaults to 'This is the short link.'
 * @param string $title Optional The tooltip for the link.  Must be sanitized.  Defaults to the sanitized post title.
 */
function the_shortlink($text = '', $title = '');
</code></pre>
<p>A second, similar tag is now available in case you need to display a self-referring short link on a category page.</p>
<pre><code>/**
 * Template Tag for Displaying the Short Link for a Category
 *
 * Should be called from outside "The Loop"
 *
 * Call like <? the_single_shortlink(__('Shortlinkage FTW')); ?>
 *
 * @since 1.3
 * @param string $text Optional The link text or HTML to be displayed.  Defaults to 'This is the short link.'
 * @param string $title Optional The tooltip for the link.  Must be sanitized.  Defaults to the sanitized category name.
 */
function the_single_shortlink($text = '', $title = '');
</code></pre>
<h4>The CSS Printing Trick</h4>
<p>Try adding something like this to your theme’s CSS file to make the URL for the short link appear when printed.</p>
<pre><code>@media print {
 .shortlink a:link:after {
    content: " " attr(href);
 }
}
</code></pre>
<p>The CSS example assumes the_shortlink() is used inside of a DIV or P element with a class attribute called “shortlink”.</p>


Simple Short Links

Adjust the WordPress shortlinks format with an extra settings page.

Gerald Drißner

<p>kURL connects your WordPress site to your self-hosted YOURLS installation.</p>
<p>The name kURL combines <strong>kurz URL</strong> — “short URL” in German — with the familiar term URL. In other words, kURL is built for creating and managing short URLs from WordPress.</p>
<p>It lets you create short URLs for posts, pages, and supported custom post types directly from the WordPress admin area. You can generate links manually, create them automatically when content is published, assign custom keywords, refresh click statistics, and process older content in bulk.</p>
<p>kURL also includes migration tools for older Better YOURLS data, local logging for troubleshooting, and optional helper code for true remote deletion and safe reverse lookup on the YOURLS side.</p>
<p>Requires a self-hosted YOURLS installation with API access. No third-party shortening service is included.</p>
<p>If your server uses Nginx instead of Apache, add a deny rule for the <code>wp-content/uploads/kurl/</code> directory in your Nginx configuration to protect the log folder.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Create short URLs from the WordPress editor.</li>
<li>Automatically create short URLs when content is published.</li>
<li>Use custom keywords when creating short URLs.</li>
<li>Generate short URLs manually for any target URL from the dashboard.</li>
<li>Refresh and store click statistics from YOURLS.</li>
<li>View saved links, latest links, top links, and recent YOURLS activity in the dashboard.</li>
<li>Bulk-generate short URLs for existing content in AJAX batches.</li>
<li>Import legacy data from the Better YOURLS plugin.</li>
<li>Optional YOURLS helper extension for remote deletion and safe long-URL lookup.</li>
<li>Activity and error logging for troubleshooting.</li>
<li>Optional short URL column in WordPress content list screens.</li>
<li>Experimental sync and cleanup tools.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>French translation: Norbert Jung.</p>


kURL – Short URL Manager for YOURLS

Connect WordPress to a self-hosted YOURLS instance to create, sync, manage, and track short URLs from the admin area.

Simple Short Links vs kURL – Short URL Manager for YOURLS