Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button
by Thorsten Frommen · Uncategorized
This plugin brings back the Get Shortlink button, which is hidden by default since WordPress 4.4.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
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Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “1K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1379 daily snapshots
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