by KaizenCoders 4.7 (166 reviews)

URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener

Name: URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener
Rating: 4.7 (166 reviews)
Author: KaizenCoders

URL Shortify helps you beautify, manage, share & cloak any links on or off your WordPress website. Create links using your domain name!

URL Shortify ranks #1,523 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, a 4.7/5 rating from 166 reviews, and was last updated Sep 4, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.6.0 Current Version v2.6.0

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 04 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

Top 5% by installs Downloads -80.8% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#1,523

-2 this week

Active Installs

10K+

-46.7%

KW Avg Position

6.2

0.2 better

Downloads

637K

+36 today

Support Resolved

100%

— No change

Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (166 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 87.3%

10K+ 20K+

102

Ranks to Climb

Growth Needed

8,000,000

Active Installs

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Peak 0,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

166 reviews

Overall 94%

145 (87%)

5 (3%)

3 (2%)

8 (5%)

Support Threads Overview

Resolved

Unresolved

Total Threads

Resolved

Unresolved

100%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

16 known vulnerabilities on record · 8 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Apr 30, 2026

URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener [url-shortify] < 2.5.1

CVE-2026-73362 · Fixed in v2.5.1
Apr 30, 2026

URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener [url-shortify] < 1.10.5.1

CVE-2024-13362 · Fixed in v1.10.5.1
Feb 19, 2026

URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener [url-shortify] < 1.12.4

CVE-2026-25385 · Fixed in v1.12.4
Feb 17, 2026

URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener [url-shortify] < 1.12.2

CVE-2026-1277 · Fixed in v1.12.2
Nov 24, 2025

URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener [url-shortify] < 1.11.3

CVE-2025-12684 · Fixed in v1.11.3
Nov 24, 2025

URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener [url-shortify] < 1.11.4

CVE-2025-13355 · Fixed in v1.11.4
Apr 4, 2025

URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener [url-shortify] < 1.10.6

CVE-2025-32134 · Fixed in v1.10.6
Oct 16, 2024

URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener [url-shortify] < 1.5.11

CVE-2022-4974 · Fixed in v1.5.11
Nov 6, 2023

URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener [url-shortify] < 1.7.9.1

CVE-2023-5605 · Fixed in v1.7.9.1
Aug 21, 2023

URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener [url-shortify] < 1.7.6

CVE-2023-4294 · Fixed in v1.7.6

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.6.0
Last Updated: Sep 04, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: KaizenCoders

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 166
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

affiliate links cloaking link branding short links url shortener

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

URL Shortify is for WordPress site owners who want to create and manage branded short links using their own domain instead of third-party services like Bitly or TinyURL. It solves the problem of tracking, organizing, and cleaning up long or affiliate links while keeping click analytics and branding under the site owner's control.

Custom domain short links
301, 302, 307 redirects
Click analytics and tracking
Auto short links for posts/pages
Group links for organization
Import from other WordPress plugins
REST API for short links
Email digest reports

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener

No. You don't need it. URL Shortify plugin will generate short links with your own domain.

If you want to shorten the links, you don't need to buy the PRO version. But, at any time you can upgrade to PRO and get more benefits from it.

Yes, it's possible. You can Enable/ Disable click tracking.

The plugin generates a slug of 4 character length by default. You can customize this slug length using URL Shortify PRO

Yes, it's possible with URL Shortify PRO.

We already have a one-click import process in place for Prettylinks, 301 Redirects, Simple 301 Redirects & URL Shortener By MyThemeShop WordPress plugin. If you want to import from other plugins or services, create a ticket here. We will help you to migrate to URL Shortify from other URL Shortener plugins or services.

Short links are accessible only with the main site using the lite version. With URL Shortify PRO, short links are accessible with the main site and also with custom domains.

Yes, you can install it on your client's sites as well. If you want to install URL Shortify PRO on your client's sites, you can purchase the licenses on behalf of your clients and install & activate it. You can also buy multiple site licenses if you plan to install them on multiple sites.

We have added a widget on WordPress Dashboard from where you can see your popular links.

Yes, of course. You can create any number of short links for the same target URL.