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WP PlugIndex currently records Smol Links version 0.4.5 as active, updated 4mo ago and tested up to WordPress 6.6.
Overview
About this plugin
A WordPress dashboard interface for managing a self-hosted Shlink URL shortener instance.
Create and edit Shlinks short links from a manager interface
Optionally generate new short URLs upon saving new posts
Manage multiple short URL domains, with an assigned default
Automatically tag each short link, configurable with a filter hook
Customize long URLs automatically using a filter hook (e.g., to add query arguments)
Integrates with WordPress Sentry plugin, if installed
Filter hooks
smol_links_tags – assigns tags to each saved short link (default: ["smol-links-server:$hostname", "smol-links-user:$username"] )
smol_links_long_url – automatically adjust the long URL redirect
smol_links_manager_tabs – customizes the manager tabs (array: [“Tab label” => [ Shlink API query ]])
Developer setup
Developer dependencies:
node.js (tested on v20)
Docker Desktop
Build and start:
/bin/start
Running tests:
docker compose exec web composer --working-dir="/var/www/html/wp-content/plugins/smol-links" test
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
short url
shlink
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 6.6
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.6.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.6
Minimum requirementsWordPress 4.5 · PHP 7.0
Update activity30 Jun 20264mo ago
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