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Shortlink by BestWebSoft
Replace external WordPress website links with Google shortlinks and track click stats.
The facts
- Rating
- 3.8★ from 6
- Active installs
- 70+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 10 Jun 2025
- Added
- Feb 2014
- Requires WP
- 5.6
- Tested up to
- WP 6.3.10
- Downloads
- 21,169
Our analysis
AI-assistedShortlink by BestWebSoft is a WordPress plugin that allows you to create short links using the Google URL Shortener service directly from your website. You can generate short links manually or automatically, replace external links with these short links, and manage their statistics, including total clicks and associated articles.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to streamline their link management process and track the performance of their links without leaving the WordPress interface. It offers features for restoring and deleting links, as well as scanning your site for new links to manage efficiently.
Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress users looking to manage and track short links effectively.
What it does well
- ✓Generates short links automatically or by direct input
- ✓Replaces and manages external links on your website
- ✓Tracks statistics including total clicks and articles containing links
- ✓Allows restoration and deletion of links from the database
- ✓Supports multiple languages, including Russian and Ukrainian
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on user experience and support options
- •Some translations may not be complete
Verdict
Shortlink by BestWebSoft provides a straightforward solution for generating and managing short links within WordPress. It may suit users who require basic link tracking and management features.
From the developer
bestweblayout's own description of Shortlink by BestWebSoft, lightly tidied.
Shortlink plugin is a useful tool to get short links from Google URL Shortener service without leaving your WordPress website. Generate short links by direct input and/or automatically. Replace all external links on your website with short links, restore or delete them from database, and manage statistic.
Install, activate, and save your time!
Features
- Firebase Dynamic Links API
- Automatically generate short links
- Generate short links by direct output
- Add unlimited number of fields for direct links input
- View list of links with additional info:
- Page URL
- Short link
- Number of total clicks
- Articles that contain link
- Replace
- Restore
- Delete
- Scan website for new links
- Replace
- Restore
- Restore all links and clear database
If you have a feature suggestion or idea you’d like to see in the plugin, we’d love to hear about it! Suggest a Feature
Documentation & Videos
Help & Support
Visit our Help Center if you have any questions, our friendly Support Team is happy to help — https://support.bestwebsoft.com/
Translation
- Russian (ru_RU)
- Ukrainian (uk)
Some of these translations are not complete. We are constantly adding new features which should be translated. If you would like to create your own language pack or update the existing one, you can send the text of PO and MO files to BestWebSoft and we’ll add it to the plugin. You can download the latest version of the program for work with PO and MO files Poedit.
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