Sends status updates to selected maillists everytime you publish a post, using your own domain or others for shortened permalinks.
As of April 2026, Shorten2List is a WordPress ping plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: No Self Ping.
Sends status updates to to selected maillists everytime you publish a post. Using Bit.ly, Tr.im, YOURLS, Su.pr, sm00sh or even your own domain for shortened permalinks (accounts on some of these services required). So this way you can send blog updates with short excerpts to many maillists at once.
If you find it useful, please consider to make a donation to Shorten2List’s author (any amount will be appreciated).
More info:
| WordPress | 2.8+ requiredTested up to 2.9.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Originally based on Shorten2Ping 1.3 by Samuel Aguilera.
Bit.ly function by David Walsh & Jason Lengstorf.
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