8 Best Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 8 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 8 closest alternatives to Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button
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Bitly's WordPress
Closest matchBitly's WordPress Plugin
4.2 (23) 2,000+ active installsCreate short links to your content with Bitly’s WordPress Plugin.
Shares the shortlink tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated March 10, 2026.
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Easy Affiliate Links
Paid version available4.2 (34) 7,000+ active installsEasily manage and cloak all your affiliate links.
Shares the shortlink tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, last updated 19 days ago.
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4.7 (97) 10,000+ active installsThe purpose of this plugin is to add the ability to output a list of link categories and a complete list of links with notes and descriptions.
Shares the link tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated today.
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4.9 (49) 5,000+ active installsUpgrades the next/previous post link functions to reorder or loop adjacent post navigation links, display post thumbnails, and customize link format.
Shares the link tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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5.0 (23) 7,000+ active installsClone of the standard Meta widget plus options to hide log in/out, admin, feed and WordPress.org/custom links.
Shares the link tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, no update since February 9, 2018.
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5.0 (21) 3,000+ active installsAdds back the missing "title" field in the Insert/Edit URL box in WordPress 4.2
Shares the link tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.8 (20) 100+ active installsDisplay beautifully clean, customizable and responsive gallery with photo, video.
Shares the link tag on WordPress.org. 100+ installs against 1,000+, no update since June 21, 2023.
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4.7 (20) 10,000+ active installsFlexy Breadcrumb is a super light weight plugin that is easy to navigate through current page hierarchy.
Shares the link tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since January 22, 2025.
Switching from Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button: common questions
What is the best alternative to Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button?
Bitly's WordPress is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 2,000+ active installs with a 4.2 out of 5 rating.
Which Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button alternative has the most users?
Link Library, with 10,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button alternative is rated highest?
Link Library, rated 4.7 out of 5 by 97 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Bitly's WordPress is the closest match to Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button by the data we track, and Link Library has the widest reach with 10,000+ active installs. Link Library shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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