As of April 2026, Shortlink & File URL Column is a WordPress column plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Make Column Clickable for Elementor.
5/53 reviews
100active installs
3.2K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
If you like working with shortlinks, then this plugin is for you!
- Creates an extra column displaying shortlinks in the main post, page, categories and media list screens; for the media list screen it also adds the file URL info.
- Adds an optional button next to each shortlink. When this button is clicked the shortlink is automatically copied to the clipboard.
- Adds an inner post/page shortlink button, just as it was for WordPress versions earlier then 4.4.
- Works for built in and custom post types and taxonomies.
- Provides settings page to customise basic appearance/functionality features.
Unless you have Javascript disabled, the auto-copy function is supported by all major browsers, apart from Safari, which does not support the execCommand copy function of Javascript.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.8+ requiredTested up to 4.7.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.5
- Tested for WP 4.6; fixed a bug that was outputting wrong shortlings for built-in cat and tags; modified css of elements; improved bits of the code to remove usage of get_current_screen where unnecessary.
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