Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button
by Thorsten Frommen 5 (7 reviews)

Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button

This plugin brings back the Get Shortlink button, which is hidden by default since WordPress 4.4.

Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button ranks #6,605 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #552 of 4,962 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews, and was last updated Feb 24, 2023. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.1 (Current: 7.1.1)
v2.1.0 Current Version v2.1.0
Updated 3 years ago Last Update on 24 Feb, 2023
Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#552 of 4,962 in Utilities & Tools Top 10% by installs No update in over a year
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Reviews & Ratings

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Security History

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress users who edit content in the Classic Editor, particularly attachments. It restores the Get Shortlink button that WordPress hid by default starting with version 4.4.

  • Restores Get Shortlink button
  • Works in Classic Editor

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button

Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button has 1,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 7 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button is developed by Thorsten Frommen and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button requires WordPress 4.4 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 6.1 and needs PHP 7.4 or newer.
Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button has been downloaded 17,680+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button is 2.1.0. It was last updated on February 24, 2023.
Yes. Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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