Title: PublishPress Shortlinks – The Link Manager for WordPress Author: PublishPress Published: Mukutulansanja 18, 2023 Last modified: Muzigo 21, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/tinypress/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3543578) ![](https://ps.w.org/tinypress/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3462735) # PublishPress Shortlinks – The Link Manager for WordPress By [PublishPress](https://profiles.wordpress.org/publishpress/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/tinypress.1.6.0.zip) * [Details](https://lug.wordpress.org/plugins/tinypress/#description) * [Reviews](https://lug.wordpress.org/plugins/tinypress/#reviews) * [Development](https://lug.wordpress.org/plugins/tinypress/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tinypress/) ## Description PublishPress Shortlinks is the best link manager available for WordPress. With PublishPress Shortlinks, you can take any link on your website and perform useful actions like these: * Track who clicks on your links with detailed analytics. * Safely hare posts in any status, even unpublished posts in Draft or Pending Review. * Make your URLs short and memorable. * Control who can visit your links with passwords, expiry dates, and access control. * Generate QR codes to easily share your links. ### PublishPress Shortlinks Pro > **Upgrade to Shortlinks Pro** > This plugin is the free version of the Shortlinks > Pro plugin. The Pro version of PublishPress Revisions allows you to control access > to editing shortlinks and viewing the click analytics. You can also show a custom > message when someone is blocked from accessing a link. And you can import and > export links. [Click here to purchase the best WordPress link manager now!](https://publishpress.com/shortlinks) ### Key Link Management Features in PublishPress Shortlinks ✅ Automatically create shortlinks for your posts ✅ Use your own website domain for shortlinks ✅ Customize the slug for each shortlink ✅ Share shortlinks for posts in any status ✅ Add password protection to your shortlinks ✅ Automatically expire your shortlinks on a specific date ✅ Choose from 301, 302, and 307 redirects ✅ Track who is clicking your shortlinks with analytics ✅ Generate a QR code for each shortlink to allow easy sharing ✅ Automatically add link to keywords ✅ Cloak your affiliate links ### Automatically create shortlinks for your posts PublishPress Shortlinks will automatically generate links for all your posts and pages. This makes it really easy to have shareable links for content. These shortlinks are available from the Posts screen and the Post Edit screen. [Get started with PublishPress Shortlinks](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/introduction-shortlinks/). ### Use your own website domain for shortlinks There’s no need to use an external service to build and track your links. With PublishPress Shortlinks, all your custom URLs use your own domain name. To avoid conflicts with any regular URLs on your site, there’s also a folder which is set to “go” by default. This means that your custom URLs will look like this: https://example.com/go/shortlinks. Every post has its own URL. By default, the final part of the URL will be a unique combination of 5 characters, so your shortlink will look like this: https://example. com/go/8vi3n. However, you can customize the slug so it looks like this: https:// example.com/go/shortlinks. [More on customizing shortlinks](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/how-to-customize-shortlinks/). ### Share shortlinks for posts in any status When you’re writing a draft post, do you sometimes need to share it with someone who doesn’t have access to your site? PublishPress Shortlinks is the answer. PublishPress Shortlinks allows you to share posts before you make them public. If you’ve written a draft of a post, you can share a preview with other people. You can protect these links by combining this with other features, including password protection and automatic expiry of links. This feature is similar to the Public Post Preview plugin, but with more features and customizable features. [More on shortlinks for unpublished posts](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/posts-status-visibility/). ### Add password protection to your shortlinks Edit a shortlink and go to the “Security” tab. You’ll be able to create a password for your sharable links. Nobody will be able to access the post via your shortlink unless they know the password. [More on passwords for shortlinks](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/protect-shortlinks/). ### Automatically expire your shortlinks on a specific date Edit a shortlink and go to the “Security” tab. You’ll be able to choose an expiration date for your shortlink. Anyone trying to visit your link after the expiration date will see the message, “This link is expired.” [More on expiry dates for shortlinks](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/protect-shortlinks/). ### Choose from 301, 302, and 307 redirects Edit a shortlink and go to the “Redirection” tab. You can choose what kind of redirect is used for each link. 301 (Permanent) redirects are used to tell search engines that a requested URL has been permanently moved to another URL. If you’re confident that your target URL will never change, then use this redirect type. 302 and 307( Temporary) redirects tell search engines that the requested URL has been moved temporarily, but will be back eventually. [More on redirects for shortlinks](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/redirect-options-for-shortlinks/). ### Track who is clicking your shortlinks with analytics PublishPress Shortlinks has a Logs feature that records everyone who clicks your links. These logs are then turned into analytics charts so you can see how popular each shortlink is. [More on logs for shortlinks](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/analytics-and-logs-for-shortlinks/). ### Generate a QR code for each shortlink to allow easy sharing PublishPress Shortlinks will automatically create a QR code for each link. This makes it easy to download and share the QR code so people can visit your URL. This is great for advertisements, brochures, PDFs, restaurant menus, or anywhere you want to use a QR code. [More on QR codes for shortlinks](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/qr-codes-for-shortlinks/) ### Automatically add links to keywords You can automatically add links to keywords in your post. For example, every time“ WordPress” appears in your posts, you can link it to WordPress.org. [More on adding links to keywords](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/automatically-add-links-to-keywords/) ### Cloak affiliate links PublishPress Shortlinks is ideal for websites that have affiliate links in posts. You can manage, clean up, brand, and track your links. It’s a great tool for cloaking affiliate links. PublishPress Shortlinks is a great tool for marketers plugin for people who want to clean up their affiliate links. ### Create Shortlinks via Keyboard Shortcuts Click `Ctrl/Cmd + /` anywhere in the WordPress admin area to instantly create shortlinks. ### Join PublishPress and get the Pro plugins The Pro versions of the PublishPress plugins are well worth your investment. The Pro versions have extra features and faster support. [Click here to join PublishPress](https://publishpress.com/pricing/). Join PublishPress and you’ll get access to these Pro plugins: * [PublishPress Authors Pro](https://publishpress.com/authors) allows you to add multiple authors and guest authors to WordPress posts. * [PublishPress Blocks Pro](https://publishpress.com/blocks) has everything you need to build professional websites with the WordPress block editor. * [PublishPress Capabilities Pro](https://publishpress.com/capabilities) is the plugin to manage your WordPress user roles, permissions, and capabilities. * [PublishPress Checklists Pro](https://publishpress.com/checklists) enables you to define tasks that must be completed before content is published. * [PublishPress Future Pro](https://publishpress.com/future) is the plugin for scheduling changes to your posts. * [PublishPress Permissions Pro](https://publishpress.com/permissions) is the plugin for restricted content and advanced WordPress permissions. * [PublishPress Planner Pro](https://publishpress.com/publishpress) is the plugin for managing and scheduling WordPress content. * [PublishPress Revisions Pro](https://publishpress.com/revisions) allows you to update your published pages with teamwork and precision. * [PublishPress Series Pro](https://publishpress.com/series) enables you to group content together into a series. * [PublishPress Shortlinks Pro](https://publishpress.com/shortlinks) allows you to create custom URLs for your posts and external links. * [PublishPress Statuses Pro](https://publishpress.com/statuses) enables you to create additional publishing steps for your posts. Together, these plugins are a suite of powerful publishing tools for WordPress. If you need to create a professional workflow in WordPress, with moderation, revisions, permissions and more, then you should try PublishPress. ### Bug Reports Bug reports for PublishPress Shortlinks are welcomed in our [repository on GitHub](https://github.com/publishpress/publishpress-shortlinks). Please note that GitHub is not a support forum, and that issues that aren’t properly qualified as bugs will be closed. ## Screenshots * [[ * You can get the shortlink for any post via the Posts screen. * [[ * The All Shortlinks screen allows you to edit any shortlink * [[ * The Shortlinks screen allows you to quickly edit any shortlink and download a QR code * [[ * The Redirection tab has settings for the redirection method, no follow, and sponsored options * [[ * You can password protect your shortlinks and add expiry dates * [[ * The All Logs screen will keep details of everyone accessing your links * [[ * Select which post statuses are accessible when visiting a PublishPress shortlink ## FAQ ### PublishPress Shortlinks is helpful to whom? PublishPress Shortlinks is particularly helpful to affiliate marketers & website owners. It helps them to manage, clean up, brand, and track their links. In addition to affiliate marketing, PublishPress Shortlinks is also helpful to SEO marketers, bloggers, merchants, social media marketers, and anyone else who wants to easily take control of their link strategy. ### Is it compatible with any WordPress theme? Yes, absolutely! PublishPress Shortlinks mainly runs in the WordPress admin, so it is not dependent on any one WordPress theme. ### Is PublishPress Shortlinks translatable? Yes! PublishPress Shortlinks is ready for translation. You can easily translate PublishPress Shortlinks into the language of your choice. ### Is PublishPress Shortlinks similar to other plugins? It’s similar to the Public Post Preview plugin because it allows you to share posts before you make them public. It’s similar to link sharing plugins such as Bitly, Better Links, and URL Shortly because it enables you to create custom URLs for your posts. It’s similar to affiliate link plugins such as PrettyLinks and Thirsty Affiliates because it enables you to create affiliate URLs for promoting your partners. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/32239376569de105e1dd662df81c625d2449f6d3038d2d6c9bfae3885ffc493d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I find it useful to brand a link](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-find-it-useful-to-brand-a-link/)󠁿 [wocmultimedia](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wocmultimedia/) Mukutulansanja 23, 2026 1 reply I have installed it and it’s easy to use as well as useful to brand my special product linksGood job done. Go one this way PublishPress. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdcb0e77c818c68b74f3b8b9a8be3e4ac5f571625b4181b5f06d806b90be47a2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[great plugin for link shortener](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-for-link-shortener/)󠁿 [raju6](https://profiles.wordpress.org/raju6/) Muzigo 24, 2024 Great working and this Plugin is very Easy and Effective. [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tinypress/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “PublishPress Shortlinks – The Link Manager for WordPress” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ PublishPress ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/publishpress/) * [ Steve Burge ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stevejburge/) * [ Adesina Adedeji ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/deji98/) “PublishPress Shortlinks – The Link Manager for WordPress” has been translated into 4 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/tinypress/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “PublishPress Shortlinks – The Link Manager for WordPress” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/tinypress) ### Interested in development? 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