Title: Bitly URL Generator Author: micahwave Published: Bowte 15, 2012 Last modified: Bowte 19, 2012 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/bitly-url-generator.svg) # Bitly URL Generator By [micahwave](https://profiles.wordpress.org/micahwave/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/bitly-url-generator.zip) * [Details](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/bitly-url-generator/#description) * [Reviews](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/bitly-url-generator/#reviews) * [Installation](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/bitly-url-generator/#installation) * [Development](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/bitly-url-generator/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bitly-url-generator/) ## Description Automatically creates a [bit.ly](http://bit.ly) url for each of your posts when they get published. To display the shortened url, simple use [wp_get_shortlink](https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_get_shortlink) in your template file. ### Arbitrary section 1 ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Create a [bit.ly API key](http://bitly.com/a/your_api_key) 4. Enter your bit.ly login and API key on the Settings > bit.ly screen 5. Enjoy ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Bitly URL Generator” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ micahwave ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/micahwave/) [Translate “Bitly URL Generator” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bitly-url-generator) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bitly-url-generator/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/bitly-url-generator/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bitly-url-generator/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bitly-url-generator/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Meta * Version **1.0** * Last updated **13 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 3.3 or higher ** * Tested up to **3.5.2** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bitly-url-generator/) * Tags * [bit.ly](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bit-ly/)[bitly](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bitly/) [shortlink](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortlink/)[url](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/url/) [url shortener](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/url-shortener/) * [Advanced View](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/bitly-url-generator/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bitly-url-generator/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bitly-url-generator/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bitly-url-generator/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bitly-url-generator/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bitly-url-generator/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bitly-url-generator/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bitly-url-generator/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ micahwave ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/micahwave/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bitly-url-generator/)