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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Short Url

6 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Short URL

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for short url comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 6 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 6 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. BetterLinks Best overall 86/100
  2. 2. Bitly URL Shortener 79/100
  3. 3. YOURLS: WordPress to Twitter 54/100
  4. 4. YOURLS Link Creator 49/100
  5. 5. Google Photos embed 48/100
  6. 6. anyLink 46/100
1 BetterLinks
Best overall Free by WPDeveloper

BetterLinks

Shorten, cloak, redirect & track every link in WordPress. Branded short URLs, click analytics, affiliate links & MCP access for AI assistants.

4.8★
from 85 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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2 Bitly URL Shortener
Free by Codehaveli

Bitly URL Shortener

Bitly URL Shortener uses the functionality of Bitly API to generate Bitly short link without leaving your WordPress site.

5★
from 5 ratings
500+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
79

WPScore

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6 anyLink
Free by SivaDu

anyLink

AnyLink is a Wordpress plugin which allow you to customise you external link like an internal one.

4.2★
from 5 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2016
Tested to
WP 4.5.33
46

WPScore

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