Plugin info

Total downloads: 2,193
Active installs: 0
Total reviews: 0
Average rating: 0
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 8/20/2012 (4880 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 11/29/2011 (14 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.3
Tested up to WordPress version: 3.4.2
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 4880 days ago

20/100

Is JB Shortener abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 4880 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.3
Tested up to: 3.4.2
Requires PHP: f

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Description

Changes the Short URL and the Twitter Tools URL for each post on your site using a custom, shortened domain and a base-36 encode of the post ID.

Installation

  1. Buy a short domain
  2. Upload jb-shortener.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  4. Update the “Short URL” in Options->General

If you’re running a multisite configuration, copy sunrise.php to the wp-content folder and set define('SUNRISE', 'on'); in wp-config.php.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why would I want this Plugin?

You can use a custom, shorter url for the short urls in WordPress and with Twitter Tools.

Does it work with Multisite enabled?

Yes, but you have to copy the sunrise.php file into the wp_content folder.

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Changelog

1.1.1

  • Fix formatting on options page
  • Display warning if no short domain is set

1.1

  • Now works with multisite installs with subdirectories
  • Various optimizations
  • Removed explicit support for domain mapping plugin

1.0

  • Removes entries from the redirect database in multisite mode
  • No longer continues to redirect after plugin has been disabled in multisite mode
  • more efficient check for database install

0.8

  • No longer requires hosting of short-url redirect scripts, even for multisite
  • Added sunrise.php

0.7

  • Straight redirect to post instead of bouncing to ?p=POSTID first

0.5

  • No longer need to host the short-url redirect on an external domain for non-multisite installs

0.4

  • First version