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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 29, 2026

Best Short Url Plugins for WordPress

32 plugins are tagged “short url” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is Bitly URL Shortener with 500+ active installs.

Plugins in category32
#1 by installsBitly URL Shortener
Top-30 installs830+
Avg. health (this page)40/100

32 Short Url plugins

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Best Short Url Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Bitly URL Shortener Bitly URL Shortener Bitly URL Shortener uses the functionality of Bitly API to generate Bitly short link… by Codehaveli 500+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (5) 3 days ago 82
2 anyLink anyLink AnyLink is a Wordpress plugin which allow you to customise you external link like an… by SivaDu 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (5) 10 years ago 34
3 URL Shortener URL Shortener This plugin allows you to generate shortlinks for post/pages using URL Shorteners (e.g… by Gerald Yeo 80+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 12 years ago 32
4 WPC Product QR Code for WooCommerce WPC Product QR Code for WooCommerce Generate advanced QR codes with logos and tracking for your WooCommerce products. by WPClever 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 days ago 67
5 URL Short tool by Shorterm – Simple, Fast & Private URL Short tool by Shorterm – Simple, Fast & Private Lightweight WordPress URL Shortener. Create custom slugs, cloak affiliate links & track… by dimitrisevis 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 8 months ago 39
6 Tiny URL Tiny URL Show a Tiny URL for all of your blog posts and optionally for pages by Prasanna SP 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 14 years ago 23
7 Smol Links Smol Links Create and manage Shlink short links from WordPress by The Markup 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 months ago 27
8 WP Lessn WP Lessn Use your self-hosted Lessn install to create short URLs for published posts. by jayrobinson 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 17 years ago 23
9 Social QR Code Scan Me Anywhere Social QR Code Scan Me Anywhere Automatic generate Quick Response Code (QR) for your blog and allowed user quickly scan the… by Patrick Chia 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 14 years ago 23
10 WP URLs Shortener + Social icons [Official] WP URLs Shortener + Social icons [Official] Automatic wordpress link shortner, shorterns posts, pages, categories, affiliate links… by M. Ali Saleem 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 1 (1) 4 months ago 46
11 Plink URL Shortener Plink URL Shortener Automatic wordpress link shortener, shortens posts, pages, categories, affiliate links… by persianlink 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 10 years ago 23
12 ShortURL ShortURL The ShortURL plugin provides short canonical permalinks to your posts and pages similarly… by Nikolay Kolev 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 17 years ago 23
13 Short URL Generator Short URL Generator This plugin automatically generates a Short URL for your article. You can choose your… by jhm 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 17 years ago 31
14 Kael.me URL Shortener Kael.me URL Shortener kael.me URL shortener let you create your own short url, just like http://yoursite/-abc… by kaelzhang 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 17 years ago 23
15 GentleSource Short URL GentleSource Short URL Automatically shortens the blog post URL. by gentlesource 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 14 years ago 23
16 Short URL FE Short URL FE Show a Short URL for all of your blog posts and optionally for pages by José María Ferri Azorín <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 years ago 21
17 lihi Short URL lihi Short URL Adds lihi Short URL controls to create, copy, and edit short URLs for posts, pages, media… by lihidev <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 weeks ago 64
18 Shorten with iShort Shorten with iShort Shorten URLs directly from the WordPress editor using iShort.su — the fast, reliable URL… by redrum0x <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 weeks ago 64
19 HXSR — Smart Redirecter HXSR — Smart Redirecter Code-First Smart Redirect Manager. Custom short links with scheduled redirects, QR codes… by youheiokubo <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 month ago 60
20 Tiny1z Short URLs Tiny1z Short URLs Automatically generate and manage Tiny1z short URLs for posts, pages, and WooCommerce… by Tiny1z <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 year ago 30
21 Hash Permalink Hash Permalink Automatically generate random hash-based short permalinks for new posts. by cavien <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 month ago 55
22 Conductor QR Generator Conductor QR Generator Generate secure QR codes with short URLs for instant, forced file downloads with branding… by Conductor Digital <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 10 months ago 36
23 Linkjet Linkjet Link redirection & affiliate link management with click stats, QR codes, a 404 monitor… by hafenstudios <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 4 weeks ago 71
24 S.EE URL Shortener, Text & File Sharing S.EE URL Shortener, Text & File Sharing Integrate S.EE URL shortener, text sharing, and file hosting into WordPress. by sdotee <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 7 months ago 36
25 Edel Go Redirects Edel Go Redirects Create short links like /go/slug that redirect to any URL, and count how many times each… by Edel Hearts / Yabe <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 days ago 64
26 Short.bg URL Shortener Short.bg URL Shortener Shorten post URLs via Short.bg API directly from the WordPress editor. by Kostov <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 7 months ago 36
27 URL Shortener by Shortez. URL Shortener by Shortez. What is Shortez? by shortentlinks <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 years ago 21
28 The 9 Dollar URLnip The 9 Dollar URLnip Create clean shortlinks right inside your WordPress admin. Lightweight, no database bloat… by The 9 Dollar Plugins <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 weeks ago 64
29 URL Shortener by ShortUrlsEZ. URL Shortener by ShortUrlsEZ. What is ShortUrlsEZ? by shorturlsez <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 8 years ago 21
30 Shorty Link Manager Shorty Link Manager Find, manage, and shorten outgoing links in WordPress. Scan posts and pages for external… by theveloper <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 months ago 42

Top Short Url plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
Bitly URL ShortenerBitly URL Shortener vs anyLinkanyLink Bitly URL ShortenerBitly URL Shortener vs URL ShortenerURL Shortener Bitly URL ShortenerBitly URL Shortener vs WPC Product QR Code for WooCommerceWPC Product QR Code f… anyLinkanyLink vs URL ShortenerURL Shortener anyLinkanyLink vs WPC Product QR Code for WooCommerceWPC Product QR Code f… URL ShortenerURL Shortener vs WPC Product QR Code for WooCommerceWPC Product QR Code f…

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 29, 2026

What is the most popular short url plugin for WordPress?

Bitly URL Shortener is the most popular short url plugin with 500+ active installs and a 5/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many short url plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 32 plugins tagged “short url” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Are these short url plugins actively maintained?

7 of the top 30 short url plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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