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My posts created before installing this plugin do not have short url

Edit the post and update it, the plugin will create the short url if it is missing.

How can I use the short url in other places?

The short url hash is stored in a custom field, if you want to display it in a custom place in your template you can retrieve it with <?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID,'_bitly_link',true); ?>