Hum
by Will Norris 5 (8 reviews)

Hum

Personal URL shortener for WordPress

Hum ranks #8,567 among WordPress.org plugins with 500+ active installations, is #808 of 5,310 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 5/5 rating from 8 reviews, and was last updated Sep 25, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1
v1.4.0 Current Version v1.4.0
Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 25 Sep, 2026
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#808 of 5,310 in Utilities & Tools Top 25% by installs Downloads +29.9% this week
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#8,567
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Active Installs
500+
-15.7%
KW Avg Position
5.2
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Downloads
18.9K
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Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (8 reviews)

Next Milestone 600

Total Progress 92%
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8,139 8,353 8,567 8,781 8,995 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
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Peak 0,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
8 reviews
Overall 100%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Hum. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Hum is for WordPress site owners who want short URLs for their own personal content. It solves the problem of long WordPress post URLs by generating short, readable links using NewBase60 encoding, without acting as a general-purpose public URL shortener.

  • Shortlink in Admin Bar
  • NewBase60 encoding scheme
  • Built-in error correction
  • Amazon Affiliate ID filter
  • Additional local types filter
  • Custom prefix registration
  • Simple redirect filter
  • Custom domain support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Hum

Hum has 500+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Hum holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 8 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Hum is developed by Will Norris and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Hum requires WordPress 6.5 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.1 and needs PHP 7.4 or newer.
Hum has been downloaded 18,905+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Hum is 1.4.0. It was last updated on September 25, 2026.
Yes. Hum is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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