Makhlas is the easiest way to replace the internally generated WordPress shortlinks.
As of April 2026, Makhlas is a WordPress url plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP 5.2.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.
Makhlas is the easiest way to replace the internally generated WordPress shortlinks.
Shortlinks are a great way to quickly share posts on social media like Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp. Just finished writing an amazing post and want to share that post with your friend? It’s a lot easier to text message a shortlink than the entire address.
makhlas_the_short_url_link() outputs an anchor (a) tag, ex: <a href="http://ly.gy/sample" class="makhlas short-link" rel="nofollow">http://ly.gy/sample</a>makhlas_get_the_short_link retrieves the above anchor for storage in a variablemakhlas_the_short_url() outputs the short URL, ex: http://ly.gy/samplemakhlas_get_the_short_url() retrieves the above URL for storage in a variablemakhlas_the_short_url_input() outp…| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2 |
| PHP | 5.2.4+ required |
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.