Smol Links

Contributors: dphiffer
Donate link: https://themarkup.org/donate
Tags: short url, shlink
Requires at least: 4.5
Tested up to: 6.0.0
Requires PHP: 7.3
Stable tag: 0.0.1
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Create and manage Shlink short links from WordPress

Description

This plugin is a work in progress, development is ongoing.

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 v16)
• Docker Desktop

Build and start:

./bin/build.sh
./bin/start.sh

Running tests:

docker-compose exec web composer --working-dir="/var/www/html/wp-content/plugins/smol-links" test

Installation

1. Upload smol-links folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Configure the Smol Links settings from your WordPress dashboard

Changelog

0.0.1

• Generate short URLs upon saving a post
• Create/edit short URLs from a manager

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