Link Shortcut
Make TinyURL-like URLs (you.com/33ks8s) that redirect to pages inside / outside your blog. Can also create human-readable aliases (you.com/facebook).
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·30 active installs·Updated 16 years agoAs of April 2026, Link Shortcut is a WordPress link plugin with 30 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 9.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.
0/5Rating
30active installs
9.7K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
Ever want your own shortcuts without mucking about with permalink structures? The Link Shortcut plugin allows you to create short (random numbers and letters, or short words) URLs under your blog’s domain that redirect (301 or 302, your choice) a user to other pages, either in your site or on another site.
In other words, instead of sending this url to the author’s plugin page:
http://www.husani.com/ventures/wordpress-plugins/linkshortcut/
This shortcut could be created simply by installing this plugin and adding a link, via the same traditional WordPress UI we all know and love:
http://www.husani.com/link123
You can also specify a specific “subdirectory” to be present in all Link Shortcut URLs: yourblog/go/STRING, for example.
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.7+ requiredTested up to 2.7.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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