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PublishPress Shortlinks – The Link Manager for WordPress

Name: PublishPress Shortlinks – The Link Manager for WordPress
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)
Author: PublishPress

The best link manager for WordPress. Your links are brandable, trackable, and can have custom view permissions.

PublishPress Shortlinks ranks #12,147 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Sep 16, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.10.1 Current Version v1.10.1

Updated 1 day ago Last Update on 16 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

Top 25% by installs Downloads -16.3% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#12,147

+42 this week

Active Installs

200+

+18.3%

KW Avg Position

41.2

0.6 better

Downloads

8.3K

+50 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (2 reviews)

Next Milestone 300

Total Progress 56%

200+ 300+

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Growth Needed

8,000,000

Active Installs

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

2 reviews

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.10.1
Last Updated: Sep 16, 2026
Requires WP: 6.7+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: PublishPress

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 2
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

custom URLs link shortener link tracking redirects shortlinks

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners and marketers who want to manage links on their site. It solves the problem of tracking, branding, and controlling access to links without relying on an external URL-shortening service.

Automatically create shortlinks for posts
Use your own domain for shortlinks
Customize the slug for shortlinks
Share shortlinks for unpublished posts
Password protection for shortlinks
Automatic expiry dates for shortlinks
301, 302, and 307 redirects
Track clicks with analytics

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about PublishPress Shortlinks – The Link Manager for WordPress

By default it uses your own domain with a "go" folder, so it looks like https://example.com/go/8vi3n, where the last part is a unique five-character code. You can change the folder in the settings, and you can replace the code with anything you like, so the same link can read https://example.com/go/shortlinks.

No, and that is the point. Every link uses your own domain name, the click data stays on your own site, and there is no account to keep paying for.

Shortlinks are generated automatically for your posts and pages, and you will find them on the Posts screen and in the post editor. You can also create one from the link tool in the block editor, or with Ctrl/Cmd + / anywhere in the admin.

Yes. A shortlink works for a post in any status, including Draft and Pending Review, so a reviewer without a login can read it. Combine it with a password or an expiry date if the draft is sensitive.

The Link Health screen scans your links and lists the ones whose destination no longer works. You can run the scan on a schedule and have the results emailed to you as a digest, rather than checking by hand.

Use the "Security" tab to set a password and the "Scheduling" tab to set an expiry date. After the expiry date a visitor sees a message rather than the content.

301 is permanent and tells search engines the destination will not change, so use it when you are confident. 302 and 307 are temporary and leave the original URL indexed, which is what you want for a campaign link or anything you may repoint later.

Yes. PublishPress Shortlinks detects other link plugins on your site and offers to bring your existing links across, so the links you have already shared keep working.

Yes. The post type selector controls which types get shortlinks, so you can turn it on for the content that needs it and leave the rest alone.

Control over who can create and edit shortlinks, and who can reach the analytics and settings screens. Pro also lets you customize the message shown when a link has expired. See the full comparison.