URL Shortener
by Gerald Yeo · Uncategorized
This plugin allows you to generate shortlinks for post/pages using URL Shorteners (e.g. Bit.ly, Su.pr, YOURLS, Goo.gl and many others).
45 health vs 55 average across 14,411 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4171 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,382 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
44
now · peak 112
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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 “90+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-17 100+ → 90+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-06-13 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-12 100+ → 90+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-06-08 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-07 100+ → 90+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-05-31 90+ → 100+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-28 100+ → 90+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-05-23 90+ → 100+ up after 3 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- G GentleSource Short URL 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
- B Bitly URL Generator 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Bitly URL Shortener 600+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
short.io 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - S Shorter Links 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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