YOURLS Link Creator

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1. ★★★★★ absoblogginlutely

   8.1y ago

   Works fine on WordPress 4.9.8. Surprisingly I’ve not had anyone comment on my unusual shortened url as it’s not a common domain and not the same as my blog name but people click on it!

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2. ★★★★★ neotrope

   8.3y ago

   Still works after couple of years since switching on with YOURLS in May of 2016. As of today still works with PHP 7.2 and WP Version 4.9.5.

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3. ★★★★★ dhuyvetter

   8.9y ago

   Simple plugin that just works. Nice to have posts automagically create Yourls short links.

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4. ★★★★★ apasionados

   11.0y ago

   Great plugin for integrating YOURLS into your WordPress Site.

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5. ★★★★★ jameycic

   11.1y ago

   Works Extremel Well, Thank You So Much!!

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6. ★★★★★ Jon Henshaw

   11.6y ago

   I love YOURLS and this works perfectly. Super happy I found it. Also happy that Norcross is the dev behind it, because he does a great job of keeping his plugins up to date.

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7. ★★★★★ artshapedbox

   11.7y ago

   I’ve tried so many other YOURLS WP plugins, and this is the only one that actually worked for me! It auto-generates the short url when a post is saved, is visible form the post’s edit page – where you can even set a custom url ending, and can be set to used by the jetpack share buttons (twitter, etc.)… this is really perfect! This should be the official YOURLS plugin for WP. Donating to the author because I’m that happy with this haha 🙂

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8. ★★★★★ Nate

   12.4y ago

   Generates shortlinks just fine. But it displays the long permalink, rather than the short URL on posts.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-25 600+ → 500+ down after 517 days in tier
2. 2024-11-24 700+ → 600+ down after 521 days in tier
3. 2023-06-22 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2023-06-21 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2023-06-20 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2023-06-19 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2023-06-18 800+ → 700+ down after 215 days in tier
8. 2022-11-15 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier

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).

• B Better YOURLS 200+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• Easy Affiliate Links 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
• WP Custom Author URL 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B
• Custom Permalink Editor 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
• Bitly's WordPress Plugin 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
• Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D

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YOURLS Link Creator: 500+ active installs, 4.5★ (13 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/yourls-link-creator