Bit.ly Shortlinks Multisite (Uses OAuth 2 API)

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1. ★★★★★ Teeks

   12.8y ago

   I would only recommend using this plugin combined with caching. Generating a shortlink from Bit.ly in the header on every page load is a massive and inefficient overhead. I use New Relic to monitor resources and speed and my response time went from 5800ms to 1000ms the second I turned off this plugin.

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2. ★★★★★ kidcurdi

   13.2y ago

   Was looking for a plugin like this, surprised it existed, and this is the best one out there, setup took no time and it works flawlessly. Only thing that is missing (not sure if even possible) but an option for the plugin to read all your urls, which you had before you installed this, so that they would show up on my Bit.ly account and I could track their process.

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3. ★★★★★ Harrison

   13.4y ago

   This took about 5 minutes (max) to setup. The code supplied by the developer copied easily into page and post templates allowing the bit.ly short codes to be accessed from the editor (get shortcode) button. Works across all the sites in my multisite network. Just network activate the plugin, insert the code on your main blog’s theme and you are done. Couldn’t have been any easier. This makes such a difference with my site sugarwars.org

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Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• G Get Shortlinks 90+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• B Bitly URL Generator 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Link Shortner 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
• Bitly URL Shortener 500+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• S Shorter Links 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D

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Bit.ly Shortlinks Multisite (Uses OAuth 2 API): 10+ active installs, 3.7★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/bitly-shortlinks-multisite